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Unscored CVE-2021-42785 EUVD-2021-29741GHSA-7q87-cj95-29mc

Buffer Overflow in tvnviewer.exe via Crafted Packet in TightVNC Viewer 2.8.59

Published Nov 23, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by GovTech CSG

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tvnviewer.exe of TightVNC Viewer allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary instructions via a crafted FramebufferUpdate packet from a VNC server.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
GlavSoft TightVNC Viewer 2.8.59 – ≤ 2.8.59 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS tightvnc No fix yet —

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