UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15693
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15693
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15693.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15693
- Upstream
- Published
- 2019-12-26T15:15:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-18T16:45:18Z
- Severity
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- 7.2 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to heap buffer overflow, which occurs in TightDecoder::FilterGradient. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially result into remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.
- References
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- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15693
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/20/2
- https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/commit/b4ada8d0c6dac98c8b91fc64d112569a8ae5fb95
- https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/commit/46c081926efd83c90a45c0a96b1b5bc1927e1346
- https://github.com/CendioOssman/tigervnc/commit/b4ada8d0c6dac98c8b91fc64d112569a8ae5fb95
- https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases/tag/v1.10.1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15693