NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libvncserver package, versions <0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.26% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-LIBVNCSERVER-316718
  • published19 Dec 2018
  • disclosed19 Dec 2018

Introduced: 19 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-20024  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

LibVNC before commit 4a21bbd097ef7c44bb000c3bd0907f96a10e4ce7 contains null pointer dereference in VNC client code that can result DoS.