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GLSA-201411-03 : TigerVNC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

critical Nessus Plugin ID 78881

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201411-03 (TigerVNC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 Two boundary errors in TigerVNC could lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious VNC server using TigerVNC, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All TigerVNC users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/tigervnc-1.3.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201411-03

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 78881

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201411-03.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 11/6/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:tigervnc, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/2/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0011

BID: 66313

GLSA: 201411-03