Buffer overflow in LibVNCServer - CVE-2019-20840
Published: June 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29372
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20840
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibVNC
Affected software:
LibVNCServer
LibVNCServer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within hybiReadAndDecode() in libvncserver/ws_decode.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted request to the affected LibVNCServer installation and crash the service.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-20840
Install updates from vendor's website.