CVE-2019-15683

Published: Oct 29, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-121

9.8CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

TurboVNC server code contains stack buffer overflow vulnerability in commit prior to cea98166008301e614e0d36776bf9435a536136e. This could possibly result into remote code execution, since stack frame is not protected with stack canary. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. To exploit this vulnerability authorization on server is required. These issues have been fixed in commit cea98166008301e614e0d36776bf9435a536136e.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-121 CWE-787

Affected Products

GNU General Public License

oss-project·USaka gpl, gnu gpl

TurboVNC

OSS Libraries

Kaspersky

commercial·RUaka kaspersky lab, kaspersky antivirus

TurboVNC

Security Products

turbovnc

oss-project

turbovncOn-prem

Communications

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://safe.cnews.ru/news/line/2019-11-14_laboratoriya_kasperskogo

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https://github.com/TurboVNC/turbovnc/commit/cea98166008301e614e0d36776bf9435a536136e

github.com

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