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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-15690: Security patch for libvncserver (ALAS-2020-1411)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-15690: Security patch for libvncserver (ALAS-2020-1411)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/01/2020
Created
05/08/2020
Added
05/01/2020
Modified
02/18/2025

Description

LibVNCServer 0.9.12 release and earlier contains heap buffer overflow vulnerability within the HandleCursorShape() function in libvncclient/cursor.c. An attacker sends cursor shapes with specially crafted dimensions, which can result in remote code execution.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libvncserver
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libvncserver-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libvncserver-devel

References

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