| Name | CVE-2008-5714 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1907-1, DTSA-203-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 509882, 509997 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| qemu (PTS) | bullseye | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u7 | fixed |
| trixie | 1:9.1.1+ds-5 | fixed |
| sid | 1:9.1.2+ds-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[etch] - qemu <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[lenny] - kvm <no-dsa> (Minor issue)