CVE-2014-6052
CVE-2014-6052
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The HandleRFBServerMessage function in libvncclient/rfbproto.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not check certain malloc return values, which allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by specifying a large screen size in a (1) FramebufferUpdate, (2) ResizeFrameBuffer, or (3) PalmVNCReSizeFrameBuffer message.
EPSS 6.8% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
libvncserver Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 0.9.9+dfsg-6.1
Update to 0.9.9+dfsg-6.1
libvncserver Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 0.9.9+dfsg-6.1
Update to 0.9.9+dfsg-6.1
libvncserver Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 0.9.9+dfsg-6.1
Update to 0.9.9+dfsg-6.1
veyon Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.1.4+repack1-1
Update to 4.1.4+repack1-1
veyon Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.1.4+repack1-1
Update to 4.1.4+repack1-1
libvncserver Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 0.9.9+dfsg-1
- 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
Update to 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
italc Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-3
- 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-4ubuntu0.1
Update to 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-4ubuntu0.1
Original sources
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61682
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
- https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/85a778c0e45e87e35ee7199f1f25020648e8b812
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2365-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70091
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6052