LibVNCServer vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 19.10
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• libvncserver - vnc server library

Details

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled decompressing data. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause LibVNCServer to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-15680)

It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in
LibVNCServer when sending a ServerCutText message. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-15681)

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled cursor shape updates.
If a user were tricked in to connecting to a malicious server, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause LibVNCServer to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2019-15690, CVE-2019-20788)

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled decoding WebSocket
frames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause LibVNCServer to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-18922)