Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201699420000000
Revision Date:2016-12-31Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-9942 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:Heap-based buffer overflow in ultra.c in LibVNCClient in LibVNCServer before 0.9.11 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted FramebufferUpdate message with the Ultra type tile, such that the LZO payload decompressed length exceeds what is specified by the tile dimensions.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-9942
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND libvncserver package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.1').
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