Use After Free in Qemu
CVE-2009-3616
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in vnc.c in the VNC server in QEMU 0.10.6 and earlier might allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by establishing a connection from a VNC client and then (1) disconnecting dur…
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.039 (88.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Qemu
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 5.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3616?
- CVE-2009-3616 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2009-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2009-3616?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.