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CVE-2009-3616
CVE-2009-3616
PUBLISHED
Reported by redhat · Published October 23, 2009
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 during data transfer, (2) sending a message using incorrect integer data types, or (3) using the Fuzzy Screen Mode protocol, related to double free vulnerabilities.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| qemu | qemu | |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Oct 23, 2009 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 8, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 23, 2026 CVE Updated
- Nov 3, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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References
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- [oss-security] 20091016 Re: QEMU VNC use-after-free mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [qemu-devel] 20090525 Re: [STABLE] [BUG] VNC mode can crash QEMU mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 36716 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [oss-security] 20091016 QEMU VNC use-after-free mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- x_refsource_CONFIRM