CVE-2017-15124 describes an unbounded memory allocation vulnerability in the VNC server implementation of QEMU versions 2.11.0 and older. This flaw allows a malicious remote VNC client to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by not consuming framebuffer updates, causing the server to continuously allocate memory. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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