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CVE-2015-1779 Details

Description

The VNC websocket frame decoder in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large (1) websocket payload or (2) HTTP headers section.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.6 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154656.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155196.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00033.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00042.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1931.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1943.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-03/msg04894.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-03/msg04895.html	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-03/msg04896.html	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3259	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/9	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/09/6	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73303	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033975	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2608-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154656.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155196.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00033.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00042.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1931.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1943.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-03/msg04894.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-03/msg04895.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-03/msg04896.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3259	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/9	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/09/6	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73303	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033975	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2608-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-400	Uncontrolled Resource Consumption	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
qemu qemu	<= 2.2.1 2.3.0 rc0 2.3.0 rc1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.3.0:rc0:::::: cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.3.0:rc1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	12.04 14.04 14.10 15.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::esm::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	7.0 8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora	21 22
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux eus	7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server	7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server aus	7.3 7.4 7.6 7.7
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server tus	7.3 7.6 7.7
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux workstation	7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat virtualization	3.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:3.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux	7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
oracle linux	7 -
CPE cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 5, 2020	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Sep 9, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jul 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 15, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 15, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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