Improper Input Validation Affecting libvncserver-devel package, versions <0:0.9.11-17.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-LIBVNCSERVERDEVEL-4063198
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 Jun 2020

Introduced: 17 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-14405  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 libvncserver-devel to version 0:0.9.11-17.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1811.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in LibVNCServer before 0.9.13. libvncclient/rfbproto.c does not limit TextChat size.

CVSS Scores

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