CVE-2023-3255
A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages. A wrong exit condition may lead to an infinite loop when inflating an attacker controlled zlib buffer in the `inflate_buffer` function. This could allow a remote authenticated client who is able to send a clipboard to the VNC server to trigger a denial of service.
Published:Jul 4, 2023
Last Modified:Nov 8, 2025
EPS:Sep 13, 2023
EPSS Score:0.00127
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Fedoraproject
Product
Fedora
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Vendor
Qemu
Product
Qemu
Qemu
Qemu
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Advanced Virtualization
Redhat
Advanced Virtualization
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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High
Integrity
None
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Availability
None
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High
