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Debian: CVE-2019-15681: libvncserver, tightvnc, vino -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-15681: libvncserver, tightvnc, vino -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/29/2019
Created
11/02/2019
Added
11/01/2019
Modified
08/17/2022

Description

LibVNC commit before d01e1bb4246323ba6fcee3b82ef1faa9b1dac82a contains a memory leak (CWE-655) in VNC server code, which allow an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stack memory and bypass ASLR. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in commit d01e1bb4246323ba6fcee3b82ef1faa9b1dac82a.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libvncserver
  • debian-upgrade-tightvnc
  • debian-upgrade-vino

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