Out-of-bounds Write Affecting ssvnc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.62% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-SSVNC-1013801
  • published19 Dec 2018
  • disclosed19 Dec 2018

Introduced: 19 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-20020  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (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 7b1ef0ffc4815cab9a96c7278394152bdc89dc4d contains heap out-of-bound write vulnerability inside structure in VNC client code that can result remote code execution