CVE-2019-20788
libvncclient/cursor.c in LibVNCServer through 0.9.12 has a HandleCursorShape integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow via a large height or width value. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2019-15690.
02 Description
libvncclient/cursor.c in LibVNCServer through 0.9.12 has a HandleCursorShape integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow via a large height or width value. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2019-15690.
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
- 2.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.1% 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
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2020-04-23 18:06Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 02:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-04-23
- 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
- c833d4f1a6c3b1fcce451e23e37e1d54b80bba8d1c186efad63b63350da39d22
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/54220248886b5001fbbb9fa73c4e1a2cb9413fed
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0624http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00027.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4407-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4407-1/
- securitylab.github.comhttps://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-064-libvnc-libvncclient
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libvncserver Fixed in 0.9.12+dfsg-9
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libvncserver Fixed in 0.9.12+dfsg-9
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libvncserver Fixed in 0.9.12+dfsg-9
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- x11vnc No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libvncserver Fixed in 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libvncserver Fixed in 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
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.