CVE-2014-6053

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-09-23
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way LibVNCServer handled certain ClientCutText message. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the VNC server by sending a specially crafted ClientCutText message from a VNC client.

See more information about CVE-2014-6053 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	3.5
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (libvncserver)	ELSA-2014-1826	2014-11-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kdenetwork)	ELSA-2014-1827	2014-11-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (libvncserver)	ELSA-2014-1826	2014-11-11