VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-20839
libvncclient/sockets.c in LibVNCServer before 0.9.13 has a buffer overflow via a long socket filename.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.59%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
libvncclient/sockets.c in LibVNCServer before 0.9.13 has a buffer overflow via a long socket filename.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.59% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- 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
EPSS 3.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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/commit/3fd03977c9b35800d73a865f167338cb4d05b0c1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/compare/LibVNCServer-0.9.12...LibVNCServer-0.9.13Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00045.htmlMailing List, 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/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4434-1/Third Party Advisory
- 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/commit/3fd03977c9b35800d73a865f167338cb4d05b0c1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/compare/LibVNCServer-0.9.12...LibVNCServer-0.9.13Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00045.htmlMailing List, 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/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4434-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.