MGASA-2017-0027: libvncserver Mageia

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 27-01-2017Last modified 16-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

MGASA-2017-0027 is a vulnerability in libvncserver Mageia with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
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010
No CVSS score recorded
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0
CVE-2016-9941CVE-2016-9942

Timeline

  1. 27-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Updated libvncserver packages fix security vulnerability It was discovered that there were two vulnerabilities in libvncserver, a library to create/embed a VNC server: A heap-based buffer overflow that allows remote servers to cause a denial of service via a crafted FramebufferUpdate message containing a subrectangle outside of the drawing area (CVE-2016-9941). A heap-based buffer overflow that allow remote servers to cause a denial of service via a crafted FramebufferUpdate message with the "Ultra" type tile such that the LZO decompressed payload exceeds the size of the tile dimensions (CVE-2016-9942).

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Mageia1 product
  • libvncserver< 0.9.10-1.2.mga5

1 vendor · 1 product

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