Use After Free Affecting libvncserver package, versions <0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4
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- published19 Dec 2018
- disclosed19 Dec 2018
Introduced: 19 Dec 2018
CVE-2018-15126 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 libvncserver to version 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvncserver package and not the libvncserver package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
LibVNC before commit 73cb96fec028a576a5a24417b57723b55854ad7b contains heap use-after-free vulnerability in server code of file transfer extension that can result remote code execution
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-15126
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4383
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00029.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-15126
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-027-libvnc-heap-use-after-free/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3877-1/