VDB
CVE-2016-9942
CVE-2016-9942
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
Heap-based buffer overflow in ultra.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 with the Ultra type tile, such that the LZO payload decompressed length exceeds what is specified by the tile dimensions.
EPSS 3.82% · 90.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
3.82%
90.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libvncserver | 0.9.9+dfsg-1, 0, 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | italc | 0, 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-3, 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-4 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libvncserver | 0.9.10+dfsg-3, 0.9.10+dfsg-3build1, 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 31, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 29, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 21, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 13, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9942 advisory
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/releases/tag/LibVNCServer-0.9.11 fix
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9942 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3171-1 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4587-1 advisory