CVE-2014-7815
qemu: vnc: insufficient bits_per_pixel from the client sanitization
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · October 27, 2014
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
An uninitialized data structure use flaw was found in the way the set_pixel_format() function sanitized the value of bits_per_pixel. An attacker able to access a guest's VNC console could use this flaw to crash the guest.
Statement
This issue did not affect the kvm package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Future qemu-kvm updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 may address this issue.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.2AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CWE not specified