CVE-2018-20023

LibVNC before 8b06f835e259652b0ff026898014fc7297ade858 contains CWE-665: Improper Initialization vulnerability in VNC Repeater client code that allows attacker to read stack memory and can be abuse for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stack memory layout and in bypassing ASLR

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-033-libvnc-memory-leak/	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00017.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3877-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4383	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-05
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libvnc_project:libvncserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::

Information

Published : 2018-12-19 08:29

Updated : 2020-10-23 06:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-20023

Mitre link : CVE-2018-20023

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-665

Improper Initialization

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

libvnc_project

libvncserver

canonical

ubuntu_linux

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