CVE-2019-15693
Public on 2019-12-26
Modified on 2021-01-13
Description
TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to heap buffer overflow, which occurs in TightDecoder::FilterGradient. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially result into remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | tigervnc | 2021-01-12 | ALAS-2021-1470 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | tigervnc | 2020-10-22 | ALAS2-2020-1552 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |