CVE-2019-15691

tigervnc: Stack use-after-return due to incorrect usage of stack memory in ZRLEDecoder

Published Dec 26, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 4.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to stack use-after-return, which occurs due to incorrect usage of stack memory in ZRLEDecoder. If decoding routine would throw an exception, ZRLEDecoder may try to access stack variable, which has been already freed during the process of stack unwinding. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially result into remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-6630 TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to stack use-after-return, which occurs due to incorrect usage of stack memory in ZRLEDecoder. If decoding routine would throw an exception, ZRLEDecoder may try to access stack variable, which has been already freed during the process of stack unwinding. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially result into remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Kaspersky
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:56 AM
Reserved
Aug 27, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 26, 2019, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:20 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 20, 2019, 12:00 AM