Heap out-of-bounds write in LibVNCServer - CVE-2018-20019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17123

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20019

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to heap out-of-bounds write in VNC client code. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

LibVNCServer
libvncserver (Debian package)
italc-client (Ubuntu package)
italc-master (Ubuntu package)
libitalccore (Ubuntu package)
Opensuse
Ubuntu
SIMATIC ITC2200 PRO
SIMATIC ITC2200
SIMATIC ITC1900 PRO
SIMATIC ITC1900
SIMATIC ITC1500 PRO
SIMATIC ITC1500

Update to version 0.9.12.

LibVNCServer - update to 0.9.12
libvncserver (Debian package) - addressed in versions 0.9.9+dfsg2-6.1+deb8u5, 0.9.11+dfsg-1.3~deb9u1
SIMATIC ITC2200 PRO - update to
italc-client (Ubuntu package) - update to 1:3.0.3+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1
italc-master (Ubuntu package) - update to 1:3.0.3+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1
libitalccore (Ubuntu package) - update to 1:3.0.3+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1
SIMATIC ITC2200 PRO - update to 3.2.1.0
SIMATIC ITC2200 - update to 3.2.1.0
SIMATIC ITC1900 PRO - update to 3.2.1.0
SIMATIC ITC1900 - update to 3.2.1.0
SIMATIC ITC1500 PRO - update to 3.2.1.0
SIMATIC ITC1500 - update to 3.2.1.0

• https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-029-libvnc-multiple-heap-out-of-bound-vulnerabilities/

• Multiple vulnerabilities in LibVNCServer
• OpenSUSE Linux update for LibVNCServer
• Debian update for libvncserver
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC ITC
• Ubuntu update for italc