CVE-2018-7225

Summary

CVECVE-2018-7225
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-19 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-10-23 13:15:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Libvncserver Project Libvncserver All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 2045-1] tightvnc security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-4547-1: iTALC vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
USN-4573-1: Vino vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1332-1] libvncserver security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1979-1] italc security update MLIST lists.debian.org
oss-security - LibVNCServer rfbserver.c: rfbProcessClientNormalMessage() case rfbClientCutText doesn't sanitize msg.cct.length MISC www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-4587-1: iTALC vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
USN-3618-1: LibVNCServer vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Security: libvncserver/rfbserver.c: rfbProcessClientNormalMessage() case rfbClientCutText doesn't sanitize msg.cct.length · Issue #218 · LibVNC/libvncserver · GitHub MISC github.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
LibVNCServer: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-05) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2014-1] vino security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4221-1 libvncserver DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 501066 Alpine Linux Security Update for libvncserver
  • 505049 Alpine Linux Security Update for libvncserver
  • 710154 Gentoo Linux LibVNCServer Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-05)
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