Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-15693
Potential exploit
TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to heap buffer overflow, which occurs in TightDecoder::FilterGradient. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially result into remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2019-15693
- cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-15693
8.47%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 92 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-15693
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.0
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6.4
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NIST | |
7.2
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.2
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-15693
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A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().Assigned by: vulnerability@kaspersky.com (Secondary)
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-15693
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https://github.com/CendioOssman/tigervnc/commit/b4ada8d0c6dac98c8b91fc64d112569a8ae5fb95
Handle empty Tight gradient rects · CendioOssman/tigervnc@b4ada8d · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/20/2
oss-security - VNC vulnerabilities. TigerVNC security updateExploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00039.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0087-1: important: Security updateBroken Link
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https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases/tag/v1.10.1
Release TigerVNC 1.10.1 · TigerVNC/tigervnc · GitHubRelease Notes;Third Party Advisory
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