CVE-2014-6053

The rfbProcessClientNormalMessage function in libvncserver/rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not properly handle attempts to send a large…

published December 15, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
7%
Percentile
94.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The rfbProcessClientNormalMessage function in libvncserver/rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not properly handle attempts to send a large amount of ClientCutText data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or daemon crash) via a crafted message that is processed by using a single unchecked malloc.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.07254 · 94.3th percentile
Published
2014-12-15T17:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 DEC 17:27Z
    The rfbProcessClientNormalMessage function in libvncserver/rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not properly handle attempts to send a large…
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