CVE-2026-50538 libvncclient Tight decoder has an attacker-controlled heap out-of-bounds write

LibVNCClient is a library for easy implementation of a VNC client. In versions 0.9.12 through 0.9.15, a malicious or man-in-the-middle VNC server can force a connecting libvncclient to write attacker-controlled data past the end of its framebuffer. This is an out-of-bounds heap write with...

CVE-2026-50538

LibVNCClient is a library for easy implementation of a VNC client. In versions 0.9.12 through 0.9.15, a malicious or man-in-the-middle VNC server can force a connecting libvncclient to write attacker-controlled data past the end of its framebuffer. This is an out-of-bounds heap write with...

CVE-2026-50538

LibVNCClient (part of the LibVNCServer project) versions 0.9.12 through 0.9.15 contain an out-of-bounds heap write in the Tight decoder . A malicious or man-in-the-middle VNC server can trigger this by sending a single crafted FramebufferUpdate message, writing attacker-controlled data past the e...

CVE-2026-50538 libvncclient Tight decoder has an attacker-controlled heap out-of-bounds write

LibVNCClient is a library for easy implementation of a VNC client. In versions 0.9.12 through 0.9.15, a malicious or man-in-the-middle VNC server can force a connecting libvncclient to write attacker-controlled data past the end of its framebuffer. This is an out-of-bounds heap write with...

Updated libvncserver packages fix security vulnerabilities

The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: Heap Out-of-Bounds Read in HandleUltraZipBPP due to unchecked subrectangle count. CVE-2026-32853 NULL pointer dereferences in httpd proxy handlers via malformed CONNECT/GET requests. CVE-2026-32854 LibVNCClient Tight Gradient decoding allows...

MGASA-2026-0315 Updated libvncserver packages fix security vulnerabilities

The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: Heap Out-of-Bounds Read in HandleUltraZipBPP due to unchecked subrectangle count. CVE-2026-32853 NULL pointer dereferences in httpd proxy handlers via malformed CONNECT/GET requests. CVE-2026-32854 LibVNCClient Tight Gradient decoding allows...

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS : LibVNCServer vulnerability (USN-8494-1)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8494-1 advisory. It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled the Tight decoder in libvncclient. A remote attacker could use this issue ...

USN-8494-1 libvncserver vulnerability

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled the Tight decoder in libvncclient. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause LibVNCServer to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-8494-1: LibVNCServer vulnerability

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled the Tight decoder in libvncclient. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause LibVNCServer to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

CVE-2026-50538

Attacker-controlled heap out-of-bounds write in libvncclient Tight decoder...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-50538

Attacker-controlled heap out-of-bounds write in libvncclient Tight decoder...

PT-2026-52181

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LibVNCClient versions 0.9.12 through 0.9.15 Description A malicious or man-in-the-middle VNC server can force a connecting client to perform an out-of-bounds heap write, which occurs when data is written beyond the allocated memory boundary of...

tigervnc security update

1.9.0-14 - Bump build version Resolves: bz1819877 Resolves: bz1819879 Resolves: bz1819882 Resolves: bz1819886 Resolves: bz1819884 1.9.0-13 - Fix stack buffer overflow in CMsgReader::readSetCursor Resolves: bz1819877 - Fix heap buffer overflow in DecodeManager::decodeRect Resolves: bz1819879 - Fix...