9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2019-20788
LibVNCServer Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

libvncclient/cursor.c in LibVNCServer through 0.9.12 has a HandleCursorShape integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow via a large height or width value. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2019-15690.

INFO

Published Date :

April 23, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-20788 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 Siemens simatic_itc1500_firmware
2 Siemens simatic_itc1500_pro_firmware
3 Siemens simatic_itc1900_firmware
4 Siemens simatic_itc1900_pro_firmware
5 Siemens simatic_itc2200_firmware
6 Siemens simatic_itc2200_pro_firmware
7 Siemens simatic_itc1500
8 Siemens simatic_itc1500_pro
9 Siemens simatic_itc1900
10 Siemens simatic_itc1900_pro
11 Siemens simatic_itc2200
12 Siemens simatic_itc2200_pro
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Libvnc_project libvncserver
1 Libvncserver_project libvncserver
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-20788 vulnerability over time.

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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.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00027.html
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf
    Added Reference https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/54220248886b5001fbbb9fa73c4e1a2cb9413fed
    Added Reference https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-064-libvnc-libvncclient
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4407-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Mar. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libvncserver_project:libvncserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.9.12 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libvnc_project:libvncserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.9.12
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_itc1500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.2.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_itc1500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_itc1500_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.2.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_itc1500_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_itc1900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.2.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_itc1900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_itc1900_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.2.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_itc1900_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_itc2200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.2.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_itc2200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_itc2200_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.2.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_itc2200_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-190 CWE-190 CWE-787
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00027.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00027.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-064-libvnc-libvncclient No Types Assigned https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-064-libvnc-libvncclient Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4407-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4407-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-064-libvnc-libvncclient [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4407-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/54220248886b5001fbbb9fa73c4e1a2cb9413fed No Types Assigned https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/54220248886b5001fbbb9fa73c4e1a2cb9413fed Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libvncserver_project:libvncserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.9.12
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description libvncclient/cursor.c in LibVNCServer through 0.9.12 has a HandleCursorShape integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow via a large height or width value. libvncclient/cursor.c in LibVNCServer through 0.9.12 has a HandleCursorShape integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow via a large height or width value. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2019-15690.
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-2019-20788 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-2019-20788 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.23 }} -0.48%

score

0.60365

percentile

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