CVE-2011-0905

Description

The rfbSendFramebufferUpdate function in server/libvncserver/rfbserver.c in vino-server in Vino 2.x before 2.28.3, 2.32.x before 2.32.2, 3.0.x before 3.0.2, and 3.1.x before 3.1.1, when tight encoding is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted dimensions in a framebuffer update request that triggers an out-of-bounds read operation.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.21% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=0c2c9175963fc56bf2af10e42867181332f96ce0 patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1128-1/ vendor advisory
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=d050a22b1c284b633c407ef92fde95c47e8fdb8a patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:087 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0169.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641803
http://secunia.com/advisories/44410 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vino/2.32/vino-2.32.2.news
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1144 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67244 vdb entry
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vino/2.28/vino-2.28.3.news
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47681 vdb entry
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=456dadbb5c5971d3448763a44c05b9ad033e522f patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694456 patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/log/?h=gnome-2-30 patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2238 vendor advisory
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=e17bd4e369f90748654e31a4867211dc7610975d patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=dff52694a384fe95195f2211254026b752d63ec4 patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=8beefcf7792d343c10c919ee0c928c81f73b1279 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44463 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vino/3.0/vino-3.0.2.news
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/tree/NEWS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0905?
CVE-2011-0905 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0905?
To fix CVE-2011-0905, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0905 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0905 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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