CVE-2008-5714

qemu: off-by-one error in monitor.c causing VNC passwords to be truncated after 7th character

Published Dec 24, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Off-by-one error in monitor.c in Qemu 0.9.1 might make it easier for remote attackers to guess the VNC password, which is limited to seven characters where eight was intended.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1907-1 New kvm packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5685 Off-by-one error in monitor.c in Qemu 0.9.1 might make it easier for remote attackers to guess the VNC password, which is limited to seven characters where eight was intended.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-776-1 KVM vulnerabilities
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 11:04 AM
Reserved
Dec 24, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 24, 2008, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 23, 2008, 12:00 AM