Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 24, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5714
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.
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References
12- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-11/msg01224.htmlnvd
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-12/msg00498.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33568nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34642nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35062nvd
- svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/nvd
- svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/monitor.cnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33020nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47683nvd
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