ISOMAN

CVE

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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
Published
Modified
NVD detailAll CVEs

Linked Releases

DistributionReleaseStatusEvidence
Ubuntu14.04.6 amd64 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 i386 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 amd64 serverunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 i386 serverunknownsource

References

  1. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
  2. http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
  3. http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
  4. http://secunia.com/advisories/61682
  5. http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2365-1
  6. http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
  7. http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
  8. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11
  9. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
  10. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70091
  11. https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/85a778c0e45e87e35ee7199f1f25020648e8b812
  12. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
  13. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
  14. https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
  15. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
  16. http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
  17. http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
  18. http://secunia.com/advisories/61682
  19. http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2365-1
  20. http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081