Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libvncserver package, versions <0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.42% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-LIBVNCSERVER-575216
  • published30 Jun 2020
  • disclosed30 Jun 2020

Introduced: 30 Jun 2020

CVE-2017-18922  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (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.

It was discovered that websockets.c in LibVNCServer prior to 0.9.12 did not properly decode certain WebSocket frames. A malicious attacker could exploit this by sending specially crafted WebSocket frames to a server, causing a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

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