Out-of-Bounds Affecting libvncserver package, versions <0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.7% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBVNCSERVER-316832
  • published30 Sept 2014
  • disclosed30 Sept 2014

Introduced: 30 Sep 2014

CVE-2014-6055  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 libvncserver to version 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1 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.

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the File Transfer feature in rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) long file or (2) directory name or the (3) FileTime attribute in a rfbFileTransferOffer message.

CVSS Scores

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