Out-of-Bounds Affecting tigervnc-server package, versions <0:1.8.0-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.65% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-TIGERVNCSERVER-2087878
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Aug 2016

Introduced: 23 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-10207  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 tigervnc-server to version 0:1.8.0-1.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

The Xvnc server in TigerVNC allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and crash) by terminating a TLS handshake early.