CVE-2017-18922

libvncserver: websocket decoding buffer overflow

Published Jun 30, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
It was discovered that websockets.c in LibVNCServer prior to 0.9.12 did not properly decode certain WebSocket frames. A malicious attacker could exploit this by sending specially crafted WebSocket frames to a server, causing a heap-based buffer overflow.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-10012 It was discovered that websockets.c in LibVNCServer prior to 0.9.12 did not properly decode certain WebSocket frames. A malicious attacker could exploit this by sending specially crafted WebSocket frames to a server, causing a heap-based buffer overflow.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4407-1 LibVNCServer vulnerabilities
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