Buffer overflow in Tigervnc
CVE-2016-10207
The Xvnc server in TigerVNC allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and crash) by terminating a TLS handshake early.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tigervnc — versions 0.0.90, 0.0.91, 1.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1, 42.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0630.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2000 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/22 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/2 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-02/msg00020.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/commit/8aa4bc53206c2430bbf0c8f4b642f59a379ee649 (Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96012 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-13 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10207?
- CVE-2016-10207 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tigervnc, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10207?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.