CVE-2014-6052
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-6052 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-12-15 18:59:04 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The HandleRFBServerMessage function in libvncclient/rfbproto.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not check certain malloc return values, which allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by specifying a large screen size in a (1) FramebufferUpdate, (2) ResizeFrameBuffer, or (3) PalmVNCReSizeFrameBuffer message. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Libvncserver | Libvncserver | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Solaris | 11.3 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3081-1 libvncserver | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-2365-1: LibVNCServer vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-sec: Multiple issues in libVNCserver | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| LibVNCServer CVE-2014-6052 Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| oss-security - [oCERT-2014-007] libvncserver multiple issues | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2015:2207-1: moderate: Security update for LibVNCServer | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1979-1] italc security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | |
| oCERT.org - oCERT Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ocert.org | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| Security Advisory SA61506 - LibVNCServer Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory |
| Security Advisory SA61682 - Ubuntu update for libvncserver - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-4587-1: iTALC vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Check for MallocFrameBuffer() return value · newsoft/libvncserver@85a778c · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.