Improper Initialization Affecting italc package, versions <1:2.0.2+dfsg1-2+deb8u1
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-ITALC-475273
- published19 Dec 2018
- disclosed19 Dec 2018
Introduced: 19 Dec 2018
CVE-2018-20023 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 italc to version 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-2+deb8u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream italc package and not the italc package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
LibVNC before 8b06f835e259652b0ff026898014fc7297ade858 contains CWE-665: Improper Initialization vulnerability in VNC Repeater client code that allows attacker to read stack memory and can be abuse for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stack memory layout and in bypassing ASLR
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20023
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4383
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00017.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-05
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-033-libvnc-memory-leak/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-20023
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3877-1/