Out-of-bounds Write Affecting tigervnc-server-module package, versions <0:1.8.0-21.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-TIGERVNCSERVERMODULE-2559897
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed26 Dec 2019

Introduced: 26 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-15693  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 tigervnc-server-module to version 0:1.8.0-21.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-3875.

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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to heap buffer overflow, which occurs in TightDecoder::FilterGradient. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially result into remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.

CVSS Scores

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