Description
LibVNC before commit c3115350eb8bb635d0fdb4dbbb0d0541f38ed19c contains a CWE-835: Infinite loop vulnerability in VNC client code. Vulnerability allows attacker to consume excessive amount of resources like CPU and RAM
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | LibVNC | commit c3115350eb8bb635d0fdb4dbbb0d0541f38ed19c |
References
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-031-libvnc-infinite-loop/Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00033.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00028.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-05
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-06
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3877-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4383Third Party Advisory
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-031-libvnc-infinite-loop/Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00033.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00028.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-05
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-06
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3877-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4383Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 19, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified