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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2019-15693

CVE-2019-15693

HIGH7.2

TigerVNC version prior to 1

Published Dec 26, 2019

Modified 1 years ago

Details

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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00039.html

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

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/20/2

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.2

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

HighPR:H

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedDec 26, 2019

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2019-15693 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence