CVE-2018-20750
LibVNC through 0.9.12 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in libvncserver/rfbserver.c. The fix for CVE-2018-15127 was incomplete.
02 Description
LibVNC through 0.9.12 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in libvncserver/rfbserver.c. The fix for CVE-2018-15127 was incomplete.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-01-30 18:00Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 12:12Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-01-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 458e91ec8cb6824b6d6cfb986f004437830ccebc688593e176a5c8343a957097
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20190131 [SECURITY] [DLA 1652-1] libvncserver security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00029.html
- www.securityfocus.com106825http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106825
- github.comhttps://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/issues/273
- github.comhttps://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/09e8fc02f59f16e2583b34fe1a270c238bd9ffec
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3877-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3877-1/
- www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/12/10/8
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20191030 [SECURITY] [DLA 1979-1] italc security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4547-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4587-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libvncserver Fixed in 0.9.11+dfsg-1.3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libvncserver Fixed in 0.9.11+dfsg-1.3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libvncserver Fixed in 0.9.11+dfsg-1.3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libvncserver Fixed in 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- italc Fixed in 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-4ubuntu0.1
- libvncserver Fixed in 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- italc Fixed in 1:3.0.3+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1
- libvncserver Fixed in 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.