6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-14405
LibVNCServer TextChat Buffer Overflow
Description

An issue was discovered in LibVNCServer before 0.9.13. libvncclient/rfbproto.c does not limit TextChat size.

INFO

Published Date :

June 17, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-14405 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
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-14405 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 https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf
    Added Reference https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/8937203441ee241c4ace85da687b7d6633a12365
    Added Reference https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/compare/LibVNCServer-0.9.12...LibVNCServer-0.9.13
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00035.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00045.html
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4434-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Mar. 09, 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 Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00045.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00045.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libvncserver_project:libvncserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.9.13 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libvnc_project:libvncserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.9.12
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration 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]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00045.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00035.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00035.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4434-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4434-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4434-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00035.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 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/8937203441ee241c4ace85da687b7d6633a12365 No Types Assigned https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/8937203441ee241c4ace85da687b7d6633a12365 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/compare/LibVNCServer-0.9.12...LibVNCServer-0.9.13 No Types Assigned https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/compare/LibVNCServer-0.9.12...LibVNCServer-0.9.13 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libvncserver_project:libvncserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.9.13
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.18 }} 0.01%

score

0.55952

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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