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CVE-2014-6053 Detail

Description

The rfbProcessClientNormalMessage function in libvncserver/rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not properly handle attempts to send a large amount of ClientCutText data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or daemon crash) via a crafted message that is processed by using a single unchecked malloc.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  12/15/2014

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2365-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/6037a9074d52b1963c97cb28ea1096c7c14cbf28 Issue Tracking Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-6053
NVD Published Date:
12/15/2014
NVD Last Modified:
12/21/2016