Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors, related to refreshing the server display surface.
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DSA-3348-1 | qemu security update |
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EUVD-2015-5221 | Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors, related to refreshing the server display surface. |
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USN-2724-1 | QEMU vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:08.516Z
Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-5225

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-11-06T21:59:05.157
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-5225


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