Vulnerability Details CVE-2014-6052
The HandleRFBServerMessage function in libvncclient/rfbproto.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not check certain malloc return values, which allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by specifying a large screen size in a (1) FramebufferUpdate, (2) ResizeFrameBuffer, or (3) PalmVNCReSizeFrameBuffer message.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.045
EPSS Ranking 88.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61682
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2365-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70091
- https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/85a778c0e45e87e35ee7199f1f25020648e8b812
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61682
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2365-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70091
- https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/85a778c0e45e87e35ee7199f1f25020648e8b812
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
Products affected by CVE-2014-6052
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cpe:2.3:a:libvncserver:libvncserver:*
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3