CVE-2018-21247

libvncserver: LibVNCServer is a C library that enables you to implement VNC server functionality into own programs. Security Fix(e...

CVE-2018-21247 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2021:1811, released May 18, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0252
84th percentile

LibVNCServer is a C library that enables you to implement VNC server functionality into own programs. Security Fix(es): * libvncserver: uninitialized memory contents are vulnerable to Information Leak (CVE-2018-21247) * libvncserver: buffer overflow in ConnectClientToUnixSock() (CVE-2019-20839) * libvncserver: libvncserver/rfbregion.c has a NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2020-14397) * libvncserver: libvncclient/rfbproto.c does not limit TextChat size (CVE-2020-14405) * libvncserver: libvncserver/rfbserver.c has a divide by zero which could result in DoS (CVE-2020-25708) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libvncserver · RHEL 8 0:0.9.11-17.el8 RHSA-2021:1811 May 18, 2021
libvncserver · ol 8 0:0.9.11-17.el8 ELSA-2021-1811 May 25, 2021
libvncserver-devel · RHEL 8 0:0.9.11-17.el8 RHSA-2021:1811 May 18, 2021
libvncserver-devel · ol 8 0:0.9.11-17.el8 ELSA-2021-1811 May 25, 2021

Patch Radar data is free to use with attribution. Terms and how to credit it.

Product names, logos and trademarks shown on Patch Radar belong to their respective owners. They are used only to identify the software each security fix applies to and to help readers find their platform. Their use does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement by, those owners, and Patchblox is not affiliated with any of them.