CVE-2019-15690 Affecting libvncserver package, versions <0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-LIBVNCSERVER-560144
  • published13 Mar 2020
  • disclosed24 Jan 2025

Introduced: 13 Mar 2020

CVE-2019-15690  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 libvncserver to version 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 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.

LibVNCServer 0.9.12 release and earlier contains heap buffer overflow vulnerability within the HandleCursorShape() function in libvncclient/cursor.c. An attacker sends cursor shapes with specially crafted dimensions, which can result in remote code execution.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1