CVE-2019-15690 Affecting libvncserver-devel package, versions <0:0.9.9-14.el7_7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.75% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-LIBVNCSERVERDEVEL-2549353
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed24 Jan 2025

Introduced: 10 Apr 2022

CVE-2019-15690  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 libvncserver-devel to version 0:0.9.9-14.el7_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-0913.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibVNCServer 0.9.12 release and earlier contains heap buffer overflow vulnerability within the HandleCursorShape() function in libvncclient/cursor.c. An attacker sends cursor shapes with specially crafted dimensions, which can result in remote code execution.

CVSS Base Scores

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