CVE-2010-5304 Null dereference in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2wpx-v6qf-p32x.