Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libvncserver package, versions <0:0.9.11-15.el8_2.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.81% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-LIBVNCSERVER-2557935
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed30 Jun 2020

Introduced: 30 Jun 2020

CVE-2017-18922  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 libvncserver to version 0:0.9.11-15.el8_2.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-3385.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvncserver package and not the libvncserver package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was discovered that websockets.c in LibVNCServer prior to 0.9.12 did not properly decode certain WebSocket frames. A malicious attacker could exploit this by sending specially crafted WebSocket frames to a server, causing a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Scores

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