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TI-2009-03452 Aliases CVE-2009-3616GHSA-vmwq-xc6v-xj4j

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in vnc.c in the VNC server in QEMU 0.10.6 and…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03875 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.10.6VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.10.6 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3616
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vmwq-xc6v-xj4j
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Exploit 3

Patch 3

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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