CVE-2019-15691

CVE Details

Release Date:2019-12-26

Description


TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to stack use-after-return, which occurs due to incorrect usage of stack memory in ZRLEDecoder. If decoding routine would throw an exception, ZRLEDecoder may try to access stack variable, which has been already freed during the process of stack unwinding. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially result into remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.

See more information about CVE-2019-15691 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v3.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 7.2 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: High
Integrity Impact: High Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (tigervnc)ELSA-2020-38752020-10-06
Oracle Linux version 8 (tigervnc)ELSA-2020-14972020-04-18



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