TightVNC <= 1.3.9 ClientConnection Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Linux
🗓️ 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TightVNC Authentication Failure Integer Overflow PoC | 9 Feb 200900:00 | – | zdt | |
| CVE-2009-0388 | 4 Feb 200900:00 | – | circl | |
| VNC Multiple Integer Overflows | 3 Feb 200900:00 | – | coresecurity | |
| Update Protection against UltraVNC VNCViewer Authenticate Buffer Overflow | 27 Feb 200900:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories | |
| UltraVNC VNCViewer Authenticate Buffer Overflow (CVE-2009-0388) | 11 Oct 200900:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories | |
| CVE-2009-0388 | 4 Feb 200919:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2009-0388 | 4 Feb 200919:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2009-0388 | 4 Feb 200919:00 | – | debiancve | |
| UltraVNC/TightVNC (Multiple VNC Clients) - Multiple Integer Overflows (PoC) | 4 Feb 200900:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| TightVNC - Authentication Failure Integer Overflow (PoC) | 9 Feb 200900:00 | – | exploitdb |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| milw0rm | www.milw0rm.com/exploits/7990 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/33568 |
| milw0rm | www.milw0rm.com/exploits/8024 |
| coresecurity | www.coresecurity.com/content/vnc-integer-overflows |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900475");
script_version("2025-12-11T05:46:19+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-11 05:46:19 +0000 (Thu, 11 Dec 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-03-03 06:56:37 +0100 (Tue, 03 Mar 2009)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-0388");
script_name("TightVNC <= 1.3.9 ClientConnection Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Linux");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://milw0rm.com/exploits/7990");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33568");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://milw0rm.com/exploits/8024");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vnc-integer-overflows");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Buffer overflow");
script_dependencies("secpod_tightvnc_detect_lin.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("TightVNC/Linux/Ver");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"TightVNC version 1.3.9 and prior on Linux.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple Integer Overflow due to signedness errors within the functions
ClientConnection::CheckBufferSize and ClientConnection::CheckFileZipBufferSize
in ClientConnection.cpp file fails to validate user input.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.3.10 or later.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"TightVNC is prone to multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary codes in the
context of the application and may cause remote code execution to compromise
the affected remote system.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
tvncVer = get_kb_item("TightVNC/Linux/Ver");
if(!tvncVer)
exit(0);
if(version_is_less_equal(version:tvncVer, test_version:"1.3.9")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:tvncVer, vulnerable_range:"Less than or equal to 1.3.9");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
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