VDB
GHSA-246j-93ww-rg57
GHSA-246j-93ww-rg57
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022
The rfbProcessClientNormalMessage function in libvncserver/rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and server crash) via a zero value in the scaling factor in a (1) PalmVNCSetScaleFactor or (2) SetScale message.
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Timeline
- May 13, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1 url
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 url
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2365-1 url
- https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/05a9bd41a8ec0a9d580a8f420f41718bdd235446 url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07 url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081 url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6054 advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61506 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61682 url
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70094 url