The VNC websocket frame decoder in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large (1) websocket payload or (2) HTTP headers section.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1779
Reference (s):
- BID:73303
- URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73303
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- DEBIAN:DSA-3259
- URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3259