Buffer Overflow Affecting libvncserver-debuginfo package, versions <0:0.9.11-17.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-LIBVNCSERVERDEBUGINFO-3205939
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed17 Jun 2020

Introduced: 17 Jun 2020

CVE-2019-20839  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 libvncserver-debuginfo to version 0:0.9.11-17.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:1811.

NVD Description

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

libvncclient/sockets.c in LibVNCServer before 0.9.13 has a buffer overflow via a long socket filename.

CVSS Scores

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