9.8

CVE-2019-8287: kaspersky tightvnc Classic Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-8287DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8287
Published 29-10-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-8287 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in kaspersky tightvnc. EPSS estimates a 19.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
19.46%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 29-10-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

TightVNC code version 1.3.10 contains global buffer overflow in HandleCoRREBBP macro function, which can potentially result code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

19.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 19.46% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
19.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • tightvnc< 1:1.3.9-9.1
Kaspersky1 product
Tightvnc1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • tightvnc< 1.3.9-6.5+deb8u1build0.14.04.1~esm1 | All versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

7 links