NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libvncserver package, versions <0:0.9.9-9.el7_0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.13% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-LIBVNCSERVER-4500892
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Sept 2014

Introduced: 23 Sep 2014

CVE-2014-6052  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 libvncserver to version 0:0.9.9-9.el7_0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:1826.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvncserver package and not the libvncserver package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The HandleRFBServerMessage function in libvncclient/rfbproto.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not check certain malloc return values, which allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by specifying a large screen size in a (1) FramebufferUpdate, (2) ResizeFrameBuffer, or (3) PalmVNCReSizeFrameBuffer message.

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