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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-0011: TigerVNC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-0011: TigerVNC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/05/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
01/16/2020

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the ZRLE_DECODE function in common/rfb/zrleDecode.h in TigerVNC before 1.3.1, when NDEBUG is enabled, allow remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (vncviewer crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to screen image rendering.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-tigervnc

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