CVE-2014-6054

libvncserver < 0.9.9 - Denial of Service via Zero Scaling Factor in PalmVNCSetScaleFactor or SetScale Message

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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
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