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FreeBSD: VID-305CEB2C-9DF8-11EF-A660-D85ED309193E (CVE-2020-29074): x11vnc -- access to shared memory segments

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FreeBSD: VID-305CEB2C-9DF8-11EF-A660-D85ED309193E (CVE-2020-29074): x11vnc -- access to shared memory segments

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/18/2020
Created
11/12/2024
Added
11/10/2024
Modified
11/10/2024

Description

scan.c in x11vnc 0.9.16 uses IPC_CREAT|0777 in shmget calls, which allows access by actors other than the current user.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-x11vnc

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