CVE-2014-6054
libvncserver < 0.9.9 - Denial of Service via Zero Scaling Factor in PalmVNCSetScaleFactor or SetScale Message
Title source: llmDescription
The rfbProcessClientNormalMessage function in libvncserver/rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and server crash) via a zero value in the scaling factor in a (1) PalmVNCSetScaleFactor or (2) SetScale message.
References (13)
Core 13
Core References
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource x_refsource_misc
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70094
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/61682
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/05a9bd41a8ec0a9d580a8f420f41718bdd235446
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2365-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0554
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-189
Status
published
Products (4)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
debian/debian_linux
7.0
libvncserver/libvncserver
< 0.9.9
Published
Oct 06, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026