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CVE-2014-6052
Published: Dec 15, 2014
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
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References
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
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