What is CVE-2020-14396?

CVE-2020-14396 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libvnc_project Libvncserver, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-14396?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-14396 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Libvnc_project Libvncserver

CVE-2020-14396

An issue was discovered in LibVNCServer before 0.9.13. libvncclient/tls_openssl.c has a NULL pointer dereference.

EPSS: 0.026 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14396?: CVE-2020-14396 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libvnc_project Libvncserver, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-14396?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-14396 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.