SB2020112719 - Division by zero in LibVNC LibVNCServer
Published: November 27, 2020 Updated: November 29, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020112719
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25708)
CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to divide by zero error when processed by the VNC server, would lead to a floating point exception, resulting in a denial of service. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application and crash it.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.