NULL pointer dereference in LibVNCServer - CVE-2020-14396

Vulnerability identifier: #VU29383

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14396

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in libvncclient/tls_openssl.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to connect to a malicious server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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

Install update from vendor's website.

LibVNCServer - update to 0.9.13
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/33441d90a506d5f3ae9388f2752901227e430553
• https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/compare/LibVNCServer-0.9.12...LibVNCServer-0.9.13

• Multiple vulnerabilities in LibVNCServer
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC ITC
• Ubuntu update for libvncserver