Description
LibVNCClient is a library for easy implementation of a VNC client. In versions 0.9.12 through 0.9.15, a malicious (or man-in-the-middle) VNC server can force a connecting `libvncclient` to write attacker-controlled data past the end of its framebuffer. This is an out-of-bounds heap write with attacker-controlled length, contents, and offset. It needs no authentication (the attacker
is the server), works in a default build with default settings, and fires from a single `FramebufferUpdate` the moment the victim connects. It crashes any client unconditionally (denial of service); we also demonstrated it overwriting an application callback pointer and redirecting execution to attacker-chosen code (code execution) under the default configuration. Commit 540332be3e0acc566fa64da6f1b4680c72c724dd patches the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| LibVNC | libvncserver | >= 0.9.12, <= 0.9.15 | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libvncserver | 0.9.15+dfsg-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | libvncserver | 0.9.15+dfsg-1+deb13u2 | — |
| Debian 12 | libvncserver | 0.9.14+dfsg-1+deb12u2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | veyon +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libvncserver | 0.9.15+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | veyon +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | libvncserver | 0.9.15+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libvncserver | 0.9.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libvncserver | 0.9.13+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | x11vnc | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | x11vnc | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | x11vnc | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | x11vnc | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | tightvnc | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | LibVNCServer | 0.9.10-150000.4.41.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4022-1, SUSE-SU-2026:3803-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | LibVNCServer | 0.9.9-17.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4024-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | LibVNCServer | 0.9.14-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23601-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | LibVNCServer | 0.9.14-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23601-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | LibVNCServer | 0.9.15-4.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11601-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | LibVNCServer | 0.9.14-160000.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21735-1 |
Advisories 6
- SUSE-SU-2026:23601-1 Security update for LibVNCServer SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4022-1 Security update for LibVNCServer SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 13, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4024-1 Security update for LibVNCServer SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 13, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21735-1 Security update for LibVNCServer SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3803-1 Security update for LibVNCServer SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 31, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11601-1 LibVNCServer-devel-0.9.15-4.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 27, 2026