CVE-2009-3616

9.9 CRITICAL
Published: October 23, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

Description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in vnc.c in the VNC server in QEMU 0.10.6 and earlier might allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by establishing a connection from a VNC client and then (1) disconnecting during data transfer, (2) sending a message using incorrect integer data types, or (3) using the Fuzzy Screen Mode protocol, related to double free vulnerabilities.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/qemu.git/commit/?id=198a0039c5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Exploit
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/qemu.git/commit/?id=753b405331
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=qemu-devel&m=124324043812915
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2009-1272.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/16/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/16/8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36716
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501131
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=505641
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=508567
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/qemu.git/commit/?id=198a0039c5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/qemu.git/commit/?id=753b405331
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=qemu-devel&m=124324043812915
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2009-1272.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/16/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/16/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501131
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=505641
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=508567
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.9 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
73th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

qemu redhat