VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-21247
There is an information leak (of uninitialized memory contents) in the libvncclient/rfbproto.c ConnectToRFBRepeater function.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in LibVNCServer before 0.9.13. There is an information leak (of uninitialized memory contents) in the libvncclient/rfbproto.c ConnectToRFBRepeater function.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.36% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-909
- Affected
- libvnc project/libvncserver · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · siemens/simatic itc1500 firmware · siemens/simatic itc1500 pro firmware · siemens/simatic itc1900 firmware · siemens/simatic itc1900 pro firmware · siemens/simatic itc2200 firmware · siemens/simatic itc2200 pro firmware · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00055.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00066.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/compare/LibVNCServer-0.9.12...LibVNCServer-0.9.13Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/issues/253Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4F6FUH4EFK4NAP6GT4TQRTBKWIRCZLIY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVP7TJVYJDXDFRHVQ3ENEN3H354QPXEZ/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00055.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00066.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/compare/LibVNCServer-0.9.12...LibVNCServer-0.9.13Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/issues/253Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4F6FUH4EFK4NAP6GT4TQRTBKWIRCZLIY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVP7TJVYJDXDFRHVQ3ENEN3H354QPXEZ/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.