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Debian: CVE-2016-9941: libvncserver, veyon -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-9941: libvncserver, veyon -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/31/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/06/2017
Modified
08/17/2022

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in rfbproto.c in LibVNCClient in LibVNCServer before 0.9.11 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted FramebufferUpdate message containing a subrectangle outside of the client drawing area.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libvncserver
  • debian-upgrade-veyon

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