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Unscored USN-2365-1 5 CVEs

libvncserver vulnerabilities

Published Sep 29, 2014 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

Nicolas Ruff discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled memory when
being advertised large screen sizes by the server. If a user were tricked
into connecting to a malicious server, an attacker could use this issue to
cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2014-6051, CVE-2014-6052)

Nicolas Ruff discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled large
ClientCutText messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a
server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-6053)

Nicolas Ruff discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled zero scaling
factor values. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a server to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-6054)

Nicolas Ruff discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled memory in the
file transfer feature. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a
server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-6055)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS libvncserver 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1

Vulnerabilities 5

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6051
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6052
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6053
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6054
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6055