CVE-2013-5745 | BDVDB-2026-57727 Detail
Description#
The vino_server_client_data_pending function in vino-server.c in GNOME Vino 2.26.1, 2.32.1, 3.7.3, and earlier, and 3.8 when encryption is disabled, does not properly clear client data when an error causes the connection to close during authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, CPU and disk consumption) via multiple crafted requests during authentication.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641811
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2013-028.txt
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1452.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55090
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=707905
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1980-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00003.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.