CVE-2020-14399 Other in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

LibVNCServer contains a memory access issue in the client protocol handler, though it reportedly does not cross a trust boundary.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-14399?

CVE-2020-14399 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 17 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in LibVNCServer before 0.9.13. Byte-aligned data is accessed through uint32_t pointers in libvncclient/rfbproto.c. NOTE: there is reportedly "no trust boundary crossed.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14399?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Libvncserver Project Libvncserver, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14399?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-14399 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14399 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14399, GHSA-qc2v-f6rf-7c3g, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14399.

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