CVE-2010-5304 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can crash the VNC server by sending a specially crafted ClientCutText message, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-5304?

CVE-2010-5304 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 5 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way LibVNCServer before 0.9.9 handled certain ClientCutText message. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the VNC server by sending a specially crafted ClientCutText message from a VNC client.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5304?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Libvncserver Project Libvncserver.

How do I fix CVE-2010-5304?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-5304 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2wpx-v6qf-p32x.

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