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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-7225: ELSA-2018-1055: libvncserver security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-7225: ELSA-2018-1055: libvncserver security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/18/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/19/2018
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in LibVNCServer through 0.9.11. rfbProcessClientNormalMessage() in rfbserver.c does not sanitize msg.cct.length, leading to access to uninitialized and potentially sensitive data or possibly unspecified other impact (e.g., an integer overflow) via specially crafted VNC packets.

Solution(s)

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

References

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