CVE-2022-3165
Moderate
CVE-2022-3165
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.
Exploit probability
1.2%
Published
October 17, 2022
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
18 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2022-3165
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/3xxx/CVE-2022-3165.json
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/d307040b18
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I36LKZA7Z65J3LJU2P37LVTWDFTXBMPU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZTY7TVHX62OJWF6IOBCIGLR2N5K4QN3E/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3165
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221223-0006/