CVE-2023-6683
Qemu: vnc: null pointer dereference in qemu_clipboard_request()
At a glance
- Severity
- MEDIUM 6.5
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.26 % · percentile 69 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-58904
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-6683
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0018 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.1.0 < 8.2.2cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | unaffected 8100020240314161907.e155f54d < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | unaffected 8100020240314161907.e155f54d < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | unaffected 17:8.2.0-11.el9_4 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2135
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2962
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6683
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254825
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240223-0001/
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |