NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ssvnc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.17% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-SSVNC-1013787
  • 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?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:18.04 ssvnc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ssvnc package and not the ssvnc 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.