USN-3171-1: libvncserver Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 11-01-2017Last modified 22-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-3171-1 is a vulnerability in libvncserver Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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0%100%
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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 · Related 2
CVE-2016-9941CVE-2016-9942

Timeline

  1. 11-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

libvncserver vulnerabilities Josef Gajdusek discovered that the LibVNCServer client library incorrectly handled certain FrameBufferUpdate messages. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, an attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-9941, CVE-2016-9942)

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Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • libvncserver< 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 | < 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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