# CVE-2014-6055: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote authenticated attackers can trigger stack-based buffer overflows in LibVNCServer via crafted file transfer messages, leading to crashes or arbitrary code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Sep 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6055, GHSA-ggwh-wx55-84cx, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6055

## What is CVE-2014-6055?

CVE-2014-6055 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 Sep 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the File Transfer feature in rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) long file or (2) directory name or the (3) FileTime attribute in a rfbFileTransferOffer message.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6055?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Libvncserver Libvncserver, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-6055?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-6055 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-6055 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-6055 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 Sep 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6055/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6055/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6055
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6055
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-6055

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