CVE-2014-6052 | BDVDB-2026-66775 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61682
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
- https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/85a778c0e45e87e35ee7199f1f25020648e8b812
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2365-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70091
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.