VDB
CVE-2018-20021
CVE-2018-20021
PUBLISHED
LibVNC before commit c3115350eb8bb635d0fdb4dbbb0d0541f38ed19c contains a CWE-835: Infinite loop vulnerability in VNC client code. Vulnerability allows attacker to consume excessive amount of resources like CPU and RAM
EPSS 2.55% · 85.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.55%
85.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libvncserver | 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1, 0.9.9+dfsg-1, 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | ssvnc | 0, 1.0.29-3build1, 1.0.29-3 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | tightvnc | 1.3.9-6.4, 1.3.9-6.4ubuntu1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tightvnc | 1.3.10-0ubuntu3, 0, 1.3.10-0ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tightvnc | 1:1.3.10-7build1, 1:1.3.10-7, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libvncserver | 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.2, 0, 0.9.10+dfsg-3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | italc | 0, 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-3, 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-4 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | libvncserver | 0, *, 0.9.11+dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tightvnc | 1:1.3.10-9, 1:1.3.10-10, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | tightvnc | 1.3.10-0ubuntu5, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | tightvnc | 0, 1.3.10-0ubuntu4, 1.3.10-0ubuntu3 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | italc | 1:3.0.3+dfsg1-1, 0, 1:3.0.3+dfsg1-3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ssvnc | 0, 1.0.29-2build1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tightvnc | 1:1.3.10-3, 0, * |
Timeline
- Dec 19, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20021 third-party-advisory
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-031-libvnc-infinite-loop/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3877-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4547-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4547-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4587-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20021 third-party-advisory