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CVE-2014-6051 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139654.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139654.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139445.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139445.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/61506 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/61506 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html Patch  Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html Patch  Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70093
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70093
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/045a044e8ae79db9244593fbce154cdf6e843273 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/045a044e8ae79db9244593fbce154cdf6e843273 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-36
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-36
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt Third Party Advisory 
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-6051
NVD Published Date:
09/30/2014
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE