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CVE-2014-6051

Published: Sep 30, 2014 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
6 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6051
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

Integer overflow in the MallocFrameBuffer function in vncviewer.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an advertisement for a large screen size, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Enterprise_linux_server_ausRedhat6.5 (including)6.5 (including)
Enterprise_linux_server_eusRedhat6.5.z (including)6.5.z (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatlibvncserver-0:0.9.7-7.el6_6.1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Extended Update SupportRedHatlibvncserver-0:0.9.7-7.el6_5.1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatlibvncserver-0:0.9.9-9.el7_0.1*
ItalcUbuntubionic*
ItalcUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
ItalcUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
ItalcUbuntutrusty*
ItalcUbuntuupstream*
ItalcUbuntuxenial*
LibvncserverUbuntudevel*
LibvncserverUbuntulucid*
LibvncserverUbuntuprecise*
LibvncserverUbuntutrusty*

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