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CVE-2009-0388: tightvnc Numeric Errors

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 04-02-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0388 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in tightvnc. EPSS estimates a 13.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
13.33%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 04-02-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple integer signedness errors in (1) UltraVNC 1.0.2 and 1.0.5 and (2) TightVnc 1.3.9 allow remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large length value in a message, related to the (a) ClientConnection::CheckBufferSize and (b) ClientConnection::CheckFileZipBufferSize functions in ClientConnection.cpp.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

13.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 13.33% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
13.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (coresecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    TightVNC - Authentication Failure Integer Overflow (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

Show all 4 exploits
  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    UltraVNC/TightVNC (Multiple VNC Clients) - Multiple Integer Overflows (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Tightvnc1 product
Ultravnc1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

10 links