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Ubuntu: USN-4636-1 (CVE-2020-25708): LibVNCServer, Vino vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-4636-1 (CVE-2020-25708): LibVNCServer, Vino vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/17/2020
Created
11/20/2020
Added
11/18/2020
Modified
03/22/2023

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)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libvncclient1
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libvncserver1
  • ubuntu-upgrade-vino

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