The HandleRFBServerMessage function in libvncclient/rfbproto.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not check certain malloc return values, which allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by specifying a large screen size in a (1) FramebufferUpdate, (2) ResizeFrameBuffer, or (3) PalmVNCReSizeFrameBuffer message.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-12-15T17:27:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:03:02.359Z

Reserved: 2014-09-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-6052

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-12-15T18:59:04.033

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:13:42.110

Link: CVE-2014-6052

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-6052 - Bugzilla