Out-of-Bounds Affecting libvncserver package, versions <0.9.11-r0
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- published23 May 2024
- disclosed31 Dec 2016
Introduced: 31 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-9942 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.20 libvncserver to version 0.9.11-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvncserver package and not the libvncserver package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.
Heap-based buffer overflow in ultra.c in LibVNCClient in LibVNCServer before 0.9.11 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted FramebufferUpdate message with the Ultra type tile, such that the LZO payload decompressed length exceeds what is specified by the tile dimensions.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9942
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3753
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9942
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-24
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/pull/137
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/releases/tag/LibVNCServer-0.9.11
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95170
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9942