CVE-2016-9941
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in rfbproto.c in LibVNCClient in LibVNCServer before 0.9.11 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted FramebufferUpdate message containing a subrectangle outside of the client drawing area.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-9941
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-12-31T18:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-10-23T13:15:13
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libvncserver_project:libvncserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.9.10 |
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
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9941 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9941 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:22:21 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:39:05 | 2016-12-31T18:59Z | 2016-12-31T18:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:39:05 | 2020-10-23T13:15:13 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:39:05 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |