CVE-2019-15690

Jan. 24, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

8.8
High

Description

LibVNCServer 0.9.12 release and earlier contains heap buffer overflow vulnerability within the HandleCursorShape() function in libvncclient/cursor.c. An attacker sends cursor shapes with specially crafted dimensions, which can result in remote code execution.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
LibVNCServer
  • ['0.9.12 and earlier']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

References

https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/vulnerabilities/klcert-20-009-remote-code-execution-on-libvnc-version-prior-to-0-9-12/

Tags

CWE-122
vulnerability@kaspersky.com
2025-01-24
CVE-2019-15690

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 24, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 24, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

vulnerability@kaspersky.com

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