GLSA 201411-03: TigerVNC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	TigerVNC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	11/05/2014
Bugs:	#505170
ID:	201411-03

Synopsis

A buffer overflow in TigerVNC could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

TigerVNC is a high-performance VNC server/client.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/tigervnc	< 1.3.1	>= 1.3.1	All supported architectures

Description

Two boundary errors in TigerVNC could lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious VNC server using TigerVNC, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All TigerVNC users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/tigervnc-1.3.1"

References

CVE-2014-0011

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201411-03.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.