CVE-2015-1779
HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: January 12, 2016 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM UTC
12 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraUbuntu Linux
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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154656.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155196.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00042.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1931.html
References (17)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154656.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155196.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00033.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00042.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1931.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1943.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3259Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/9CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400
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