Source: libvncserver Version: 0.9.10+dfsg-3 Severity: grave Tags: upstream security patch Justification: user security hole
Hi, the following vulnerability was published for libvncserver. CVE-2016-9941[0]: | Heap-based buffer overflow in rfbproto.c in LibVNCClient in | LibVNCServer before 0.9.11 allows remote servers to cause a denial of | service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a | crafted FramebufferUpdate message containing a subrectangle outside of | the client drawing area. Fixing commit for the rfbproto.c part of the pull request in [1]. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9941 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9941 [1] https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/pull/137/commits/5418e8007c248bf9668d22a8c1fa9528149b69f2 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
