Out-of-Bounds Affecting tigervnc-server-module package, versions <0:1.1.0-24.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.65% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-TIGERVNCSERVERMODULE-2512655
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed28 Feb 2017

Introduced: 28 Feb 2017

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 tigervnc-server-module to version 0:1.1.0-24.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-0630.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tigervnc-server-module package and not the tigervnc-server-module package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 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.