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TI-2011-00011 Aliases CVE-2011-0011GHSA-x485-7p7r-jxj7

qemu-kvm before 0.11.0 disables VNC authentication when the password is cleared, which…

Priority LOW 23CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

qemu-kvm before 0.11.0 disables VNC authentication when the password is cleared, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish VNC sessions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0129 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.11.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.2VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.3VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.4VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.5VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.6VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableQEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.11.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.2 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.3 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.4 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.5 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.6 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.2VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.3VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.4VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.5VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.6VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.11.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.0 rc0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.11.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.0 rc1VulnerableQEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.2 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.3 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.4 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.5 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.6 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.11.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 rc0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.11.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·QEMU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:0345 Released 2011-03-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8, qemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8, qemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8, qemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8, qemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0345
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0345
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0345
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0345

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0011
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x485-7p7r-jxj7

References

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2024-16148 QEMU before 8.2.0 has an integer underflow, and resultant buffer overflow, via a TI… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-02736 Uncontrolled resource consumption in QEMU CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-02681 Qemu: 9pfs: improper access control on special files CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2019-09678 The QMP migrate command in QEMU version 4.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to OS command… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-03326 Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum() CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-22631 QEMU through 8.0.0 could trigger a division by zero in scsi_disk_reset in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
See all 418 →

Sources

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