Code Injection in TigerVNC - CVE-2014-0011
Published: January 2, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30474
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-2014-0011
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in vectors related to screen image rendering. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
TigerVNC
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0011
Update to version 1.3.1.
TigerVNC - update to 1.3.1