Buffer overflow in Libvncserver
CVE-2014-6055
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the File Transfer feature in rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) long file or (2) directory name or the (3) FileTime attribute in a rfbFileTransferOffer message.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.078 (94.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.078 · newest: 0.078 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libvncserver
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 20, 21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 6.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 6.5.z
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/61506 (third-party-advisory)
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/f528072216dec01cee7ca35d94e171a3b909e677 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70096 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)