CVE-2014-6052
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6052
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-6052.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-6052
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2014-12-15T18:59:04Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The HandleRFBServerMessage function in libvncclient/rfbproto.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not check certain malloc return values, which allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by specifying a large screen size in a (1) FramebufferUpdate, (2) ResizeFrameBuffer, or (3) PalmVNCReSizeFrameBuffer message.
- References
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- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61682
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2365-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
- https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/85a778c0e45e87e35ee7199f1f25020648e8b812
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70091
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/