CVE-2008-5714

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    CVE-2008-5714

    Published: 24 Dec 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Off-by-one error in monitor.c in Qemu 0.9.1 might make it easier for remote attackers to guess the VNC password, which is limited to seven characters where eight was intended.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/33568, http://secunia.com/advisories/34642, http://secunia.com/advisories/35062, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1, http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-11/msg01224.html, http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-12/msg00498.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html, http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=5966, http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/monitor.c?root=qemu&r1=5966&r2=5965&pathrev=5966, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33020, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47683

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High