Divide By Zero Affecting libvncserver-devel package, versions <0:0.9.9-9.el7_0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
48.37% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBVNCSERVERDEVEL-2039204
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Sept 2014

Introduced: 23 Sep 2014

CVE-2014-6054  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 libvncserver-devel to version 0:0.9.9-9.el7_0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvncserver-devel package and not the libvncserver-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The rfbProcessClientNormalMessage function in libvncserver/rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and server crash) via a zero value in the scaling factor in a (1) PalmVNCSetScaleFactor or (2) SetScale message.

CVSS Scores

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