Divide By Zero Affecting libvncserver package, versions <0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-LIBVNCSERVER-1040193
  • published14 Nov 2020
  • disclosed27 Nov 2020

Introduced: 14 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-25708  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 libvncserver to version 0.9.11+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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A divide by zero issue was found to occur in libvncserver-0.9.12. A malicious client could use this flaw to send a specially crafted message that, when processed by the VNC server, would lead to a floating point exception, resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1