UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3165

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2022-3165
Downstream
USN-5772-1
Published: 17 Oct 2022, 16:15
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 04:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Oct 2022, 16:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 04:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An integer underflow issue was found in the QEMU VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages in the extended format. A malicious client could use this flaw to make QEMU unresponsive by sending a specially crafted payload message, resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•qemu

    < 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.6

References (5)