CVE - CVE-2016-9942

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-9942	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in ultra.c in LibVNCClient in LibVNCServer before 0.9.11 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted FramebufferUpdate message with the Ultra type tile, such that the LZO payload decompressed length exceeds what is specified by the tile dimensions.
References
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BID:95170 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95170 CONFIRM:https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/pull/137 CONFIRM:https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/releases/tag/LibVNCServer-0.9.11 DEBIAN:DSA-3753 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3753 GENTOO:GLSA-201702-24 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-24 MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20191030 [SECURITY] [DLA 1979-1] italc security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html UBUNTU:USN-4587-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20161213	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20161213)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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