DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1779

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-1779
Downstream
DSA-3259-1
Published: 12 Jan 2016, 19:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
34/100
CVSS Score
8.6 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Jan 2016, 19:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The VNC websocket frame decoder in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large (1) websocket payload or (2) HTTP headers section.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.6CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•qemu

    < 1:2.3+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.3+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.3+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.3+dfsg-1

References (1)