7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-8277
UltraVNC VNC Server Stack Information Disclosure/Leak
Description

UltraVNC revision 1211 contains multiple memory leaks (CWE-665) in VNC server code, which allows an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stack memory and bypass ASLR. This attack appears to be exploitable via network connectivity. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in revision 1212.

INFO

Published Date :

March 8, 2019, 11:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 28, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-8277 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 sinumerik_access_mymachine\/p2p
2 Siemens sinumerik_pcu_base_win10_software\/ipc
3 Siemens sinumerik_pcu_base_win7_software\/ipc
1 Uvnc ultravnc
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-8277 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jun. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-131-11 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940818.pdf [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-286838.pdf [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdf Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06 No Types Assigned https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-399
    Added CWE NIST CWE-665
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinumerik_access_mymachine\/p2p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.8 *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinumerik_pcu_base_win10_software\/ipc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.00 *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinumerik_pcu_base_win7_software\/ipc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 12.01
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdf [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Kaspersky Labs CWE-665
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description UltraVNC revision 1211 contains multiple memory leaks (CWE-655) in VNC server code, which allows an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stack memory and bypass ASLR. This attack appears to be exploitable via network connectivity. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in revision 1212. UltraVNC revision 1211 contains multiple memory leaks (CWE-665) in VNC server code, which allows an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stack memory and bypass ASLR. This attack appears to be exploitable via network connectivity. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in revision 1212.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-024-ultravnc-improper-initialization/ No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-024-ultravnc-improper-initialization/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:uvnc:ultravnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.2.3
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Exploit Prediction

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

0.52 }} 0.21%

score

0.76228

percentile

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