vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2018-7225: Moderate: libvncserver security update (RHSA-2018:1055)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 19, 2018 | Apr 11, 2018 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 19, 2018
Added
Apr 11, 2018
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
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.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-libvncserverredhat-upgrade-libvncserver-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libvncserver-devel
References
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