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CVE-2014-6052
CVE-2014-6052
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 6.76% · 93.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
6.76%
93.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libvncserver | 0, 0.9.9+dfsg-1, 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | italc | 0, 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-3, * |
Timeline
- Sep 24, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 22, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4587-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6052 third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 third-party-advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt third-party-advisory
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2365-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6052 third-party-advisory