6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-6055
"LibVNCServer VNC Server Stack-Based Buffer Overflow"
Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the File Transfer feature in rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) long file or (2) directory name or the (3) FileTime attribute in a rfbFileTransferOffer message.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 30, 2014, 4:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-6055 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 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
1 Fedoraproject fedora
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-2014-6055.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139654.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139445.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
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/70096 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96187
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/06ccdf016154fde8eccb5355613ba04c59127b2e Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/f528072216dec01cee7ca35d94e171a3b909e677 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/
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt Issue Tracking Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139654.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139445.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
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/70096 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96187
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/06ccdf016154fde8eccb5355613ba04c59127b2e Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/f528072216dec01cee7ca35d94e171a3b909e677 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/
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt Issue Tracking Patch

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139654.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139445.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
    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/70096
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96187
    Added Reference https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/06ccdf016154fde8eccb5355613ba04c59127b2e
    Added Reference https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/f528072216dec01cee7ca35d94e171a3b909e677
    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/
    Added Reference https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt
  • 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]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/96187 [Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96187 [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]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 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:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.5.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libvncserver:libvncserver:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    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.securityfocus.com/bid/70096 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70096 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/f528072216dec01cee7ca35d94e171a3b909e677 No Types Assigned https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/f528072216dec01cee7ca35d94e171a3b909e677 Issue Tracking, Patch
    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://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/96187 No Types Assigned http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/96187 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html Third Party Advisory
    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://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139445.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139445.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139654.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139654.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt No Types Assigned https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/06ccdf016154fde8eccb5355613ba04c59127b2e No Types Assigned https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/06ccdf016154fde8eccb5355613ba04c59127b2e Issue Tracking, Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

3.17 }} 0.98%

score

0.90930

percentile

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