Buffer overflow in LibVNCServer - CVE-2020-14404
Published: June 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29375
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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-2020-14404
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing encodings in libvncserver/rre.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the server, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-14404
Install updates from vendor's website.