Off-by-one error in monitor.c in Qemu 0.9.1 might make it easier for remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 38CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02112 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5714
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8j8-f63m-pcx8
References
Other 4
- [qemu-devel] 20081210 Re: [RESEND] [PATCH v2] Fix off-by-one bug limiting VNC passwords to 7 chars
- [qemu-devel] 20081123 [PATCH] Fix off-by-one bug limiting VNC passwords to 7 chars
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=5966
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/monitor.c?root=qemu&r1=5966&r2=5965&pathrev=5966
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Sources
- CVE-2008-5714 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5714 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w8j8-f63m-pcx8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-5714 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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