| Name | CVE-2019-15679 |
| Description | TightVNC code version 1.3.10 contains heap buffer overflow in InitialiseRFBConnection function, which can potentially result code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2045-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 945364 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| tightvnc (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.3.9-6.5+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch | 1:1.3.9-9+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster | 1:1.3.9-9+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1:1.3.10-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:1.3.10-7 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:1.3.10-9 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/12/10/5
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/c2c4b81e6cb3b485fb1ec7ba9e7defeb889f6ba7
part of CVE-2018-20748/libvncserver