Integer overflow in LibVNCServer - CVE-2020-14401

Vulnerability identifier: #VU29378

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-2020-14401

CWE-ID: CWE-190

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 integer overflow in libvncserver/scale.c when processing data passed via pixel_value. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

LibVNCServer
libvncserver (Alpine package)
libvncclient1 (Ubuntu package)
libvncserver1 (Ubuntu package)
Opensuse
Ubuntu
SIMATIC ITC2200 PRO
SIMATIC ITC2200
SIMATIC ITC1900 PRO
SIMATIC ITC1900
SIMATIC ITC1500 PRO
SIMATIC ITC1500

Install updates from vendor's website.

LibVNCServer - update to 0.9.13
libvncserver (Alpine package) - update to 0.9.13-r0
SIMATIC ITC2200 PRO - update to
libvncclient1 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.5, 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3, 0.9.12+dfsg-9ubuntu0.2
libvncserver1 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.5, 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3, 0.9.12+dfsg-9ubuntu0.2
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://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/a6788d1da719ae006605b78d22f5a9f170b423af
• https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/compare/LibVNCServer-0.9.12...LibVNCServer-0.9.13

• Multiple vulnerabilities in LibVNCServer
• OpenSUSE Linux update for LibVNCServer
• OpenSUSE Linux update for LibVNCServer
• OpenSUSE Linux update for LibVNCServer
• Integer overflow in libvncserver (Alpine package)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC ITC
• Ubuntu update for libvncserver