CVE-2018-7226 Integer overflow in n/a
A missing sanitization in LibVNC allows attackers to trigger integer overflows via crafted packets, potentially causing crashes or code execution.
- 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-2018-7226?
CVE-2018-7226 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in vcSetXCutTextProc() in VNConsole.c in LinuxVNC and VNCommand from the LibVNC/vncterm distribution through 0.9.10. Missing sanitization of the client-specified message length may cause integer overflow or possibly have unspecified other impact via a specially crafted VNC packet.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7226?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vncterm Project Vncterm.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7226?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-7226 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7226 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8pmm-h92r-4qxw, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7226.