CVE-2023-6683
A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages. The qemu_clipboard_request() function can be reached before vnc_server_cut_text_caps() was called and had the chance to initialize the clipboard peer, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. This could allow a malicious authenticated VNC client to crash QEMU and trigger a denial of service.
Published:Jan 12, 2024
Last Modified:Feb 25, 2026
EPS:Jan 12, 2024
EPSS Score:0.00073
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
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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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
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Availability
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