CVE-2014-6052

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2014-6052
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2014-12-15T18:59:04
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-10-23T13:15:13
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:libvncserver:libvncserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 0.9.9
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/85a778c0e45e87e35ee7199f1f25020648e8b812 Exploit Patch Issue Tracking
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2365-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61506 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61682 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70091
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6052
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6052
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:22:22 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 02:43:10 2014-12-15T18:59Z 2014-12-15T18:59:04 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 02:43:10 2020-10-23T13:15:13 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 02:43:10 Modified Vulnerability Status updated