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CVE-2017-18922
Published: Jun 30, 2020
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
It was discovered that websockets.c in LibVNCServer prior to 0.9.12 did not properly decode certain WebSocket frames. A malicious attacker could exploit this by sending specially crafted WebSocket frames to a server, causing a heap-based buffer overflow.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/30/2
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1852356
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[oss-security] 20200630 Re: libvncserver: old websocket decoding patch
mailing-list
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openSUSE-SU-2020:0960
vendor-advisory
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FEDORA-2020-37112ac660
vendor-advisory
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USN-4407-1
vendor-advisory
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FEDORA-2020-1a4b1c8271
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
openSUSE-SU-2020:0978
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
openSUSE-SU-2020:0988
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
openSUSE-SU-2020:1025
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
openSUSE-SU-2020:1056
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf
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