4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-6054
LibVNCServer Divide-By-Zero Error Denial of Service
Description

The rfbProcessClientNormalMessage function in libvncserver/rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and server crash) via a zero value in the scaling factor in a (1) PalmVNCSetScaleFactor or (2) SetScale message.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 6, 2014, 2:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-6054 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Libvncserver libvncserver
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-6054.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
http://secunia.com/advisories/61682
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70094
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2365-1 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/05a9bd41a8ec0a9d580a8f420f41718bdd235446 Issue Tracking Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
http://secunia.com/advisories/61682
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70094
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2365-1 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/05a9bd41a8ec0a9d580a8f420f41718bdd235446 Issue Tracking Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-6054 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-6054 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61682
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
    Added Reference http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70094
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2365-1
    Added Reference https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/05a9bd41a8ec0a9d580a8f420f41718bdd235446
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70094 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 02, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libvncserver:libvncserver:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libvncserver:libvncserver:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/05a9bd41a8ec0a9d580a8f420f41718bdd235446 No Types Assigned https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/05a9bd41a8ec0a9d580a8f420f41718bdd235446 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html US Government Resource http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2365-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2365-1 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-6054 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-6054 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

48.37 }} -31.91%

score

0.97563

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability