Code Injection in tigervnc TigerVNC



| Updated: 2020-07-17
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-0011
CWE-ID CWE-94
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 TigerVNC
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor tigervnc.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU30474

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0011

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in vectors related to screen image rendering. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update to version 1.3.1.

Vulnerable software versions

TigerVNC: 1.3.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050928
https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases/tag/v1.3.1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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