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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-25708) ELSA-2021-1811: libvncserver security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-25708) ELSA-2021-1811: libvncserver security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/17/2020
Created
05/29/2021
Added
05/26/2021
Modified
05/26/2021

Description

A divide by zero issue was found to occur in libvncserver-0.9.12. A malicious client could use this flaw to send a specially crafted message that, when processed by the VNC server, would lead to a floating point exception, resulting in a denial of service.

Solution(s)

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

References

  • ELSA-2021-1811
  • CVE-2020-25708
  • USN-4636-1

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