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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-18922: ELSA-2020-3385: libvncserver security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-18922: ELSA-2020-3385: libvncserver security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/15/2017
Created
08/07/2020
Added
08/05/2020
Modified
01/07/2025

Description

It was discovered that websockets.c in LibVNCServer prior to 0.9.12 did not properly decode certain WebSocket frames. A malicious attacker could exploit this by sending specially crafted WebSocket frames to a server, causing a heap-based buffer overflow. A flaw was found in libvncserver. A heap-based buffer overflow within the websocket decoding functionality is possible, which can lead to exploitation by a malicious attacker to overwrite a function pointer. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libvncserver
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libvncserver-devel

References

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