CVE-2022-3165
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 17, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:58 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraQEMU
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
An integer underflow issue was found in the QEMU VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages in the extended format. A malicious client could use this flaw to make QEMU unresponsive by sending a specially crafted payload message, resulting in a denial of service.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/d307040b18
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I36LKZA7Z65J3LJU2P37LVTWDFTXBMPU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZTY7TVHX62OJWF6IOBCIGLR2N5K4QN3E/
References (4)
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/d307040b18Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221223-0006/SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-191
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