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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 4.54% · 89.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
4.54%
89.4th 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, * |
Exploit Intelligence
- [oss-security] 20140923 Multiple issues in libVNCserver (circl)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191030 [SECURITY] [DLA 1979-1] italc security update (circl)
- 61682 (circl)
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2207 (circl)
- 61506 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20140925 [oCERT-2014-007] libvncserver multiple issues (circl)
- GLSA-201507-07 (circl)
- USN-4587-1 (circl)
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html (circl)
- 70091 (circl)
…and 4 more exploits
Timeline
- Sep 24, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 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