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ALPINE-CVE-2016-9941

ALPINE-CVE-2016-9941 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

Heap-based buffer overflow in rfbproto.c in LibVNCClient in LibVNCServer before 0.9.11 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted FramebufferUpdate message containing a subrectangle outside of the client drawing area.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.9libvncserver0, 0.9.10-r1, 0.9.10-r0
Alpine:v3.11libvncserver0.9.10-r0, 0.9.10-r1, 0
Alpine:v3.4libvncserver0.9.10-r1, 0.9.10-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.3libvncserver0, 0.9.10-r0, 0.9.10-r1
Alpine:v3.6libvncserver0, 0.9.10-r0, 0.9.10-r1
Alpine:v3.7libvncserver0.9.10-r1, 0.9.10-r0, 0.9.10-r1
Alpine:v3.8libvncserver0, 0.9.10-r0, 0.9.10-r0
Alpine:v3.2libvncserver0.9.10-r1, 0, 0.9.10-r1
Alpine:v3.10libvncserver0.9.10-r0, 0.9.10-r1, 0
Alpine:v3.5libvncserver0, 0.9.10-r0, 0.9.10-r1

Timeline

  • Dec 31, 2016 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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