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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-7394: Moderate: tigervnc and fltk security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2000)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-7394: Moderate: tigervnc and fltk security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2000)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/01/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

In TigerVNC 1.7.1 (SSecurityPlain.cxx SSecurityPlain::processMsg), unauthenticated users can crash the server by sending long usernames.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-fltk
  • centos-upgrade-fltk-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-fltk-devel
  • centos-upgrade-fltk-fluid
  • centos-upgrade-fltk-static
  • centos-upgrade-tigervnc
  • centos-upgrade-tigervnc-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-tigervnc-icons
  • centos-upgrade-tigervnc-license
  • centos-upgrade-tigervnc-server
  • centos-upgrade-tigervnc-server-applet
  • centos-upgrade-tigervnc-server-minimal
  • centos-upgrade-tigervnc-server-module

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