CVE-2014-6055

Published: Sep 30, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

6.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the File Transfer feature in rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) long file or (2) directory name or the (3) FileTime attribute in a rfbFileTransferOffer message.

Affected (6)

Products: Fedoraproject: Fedora · Debian: Debian Linux · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Enterprise Linux Server Eus · +1 more

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Fedoraproject: Fedora · Debian: Debian Linux · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Libvncserver: Libvncserver

1 product

1 product

2 products

Enterprise Linux Server Aus

Enterprise Linux Server Eus

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 20
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 21

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0

Configuration C

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus	Version 6.5
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 6.5.z

Configuration D

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libvncserver Libvncserver	Up to 0.9.9

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (34)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139654.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139445.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/61506

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70096

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96187

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/06ccdf016154fde8eccb5355613ba04c59127b2e

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/f528072216dec01cee7ca35d94e171a3b909e677

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139654.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139445.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/61506

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70096

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96187

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/06ccdf016154fde8eccb5355613ba04c59127b2e

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatch

https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/f528072216dec01cee7ca35d94e171a3b909e677

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatch

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatch

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