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libvncserver vulnerabilities

Published Jul 1, 2020 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled decompressing data. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause LibVNCServer to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-15680)

It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in
LibVNCServer when sending a ServerCutText message. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-15681)

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled cursor shape updates.
If a user were tricked in to connecting to a malicious server, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause LibVNCServer to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2019-15690, CVE-2019-20788)

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled decoding WebSocket
frames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause LibVNCServer to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-18922)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS libvncserver 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.4
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS libvncserver 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS libvncserver 0.9.12+dfsg-9ubuntu0.1

Vulnerabilities 5

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18922
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15680
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15681
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15690
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20788