Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20146052000
Revision Date:2014-12-15Version:1
Title:CVE-2014-6052 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2014-6052
Platform(s):Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'krfb' package in trusty is not affected.
  • OR The 'libvncserver' package in trusty was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1').
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