#VU48699 Division by zero in LibVNCServer


Published: 2020-11-27 | Updated: 2020-11-29

Vulnerability identifier: #VU48699

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25708

CWE-ID: CWE-369

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
LibVNCServer
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor: LibVNC

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to divide by zero error when processed by the VNC server, would lead to a floating point exception, resulting in a denial of service. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application and crash it.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

LibVNCServer: 0.9.0 - 0.9.12


External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1896739
http://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/issues/409
http://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/673c07a75ed844d74676f3ccdcfdc706a7052dba


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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