CVE-2020-25708

vino: A divide by zero issue was found to occur in libvncserver-0.9.12

CVE-2020-25708 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by libvncclient1 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4, released November 12, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0163
76th percentile

A divide by zero issue was found to occur in libvncserver-0.9.12. Amalicious client could use this flaw to send a specially crafted messagethat, when processed by the VNC server, would lead to a floating pointexception, resulting in a denial of service.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libvncclient1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4 libvncclient1 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4 Nov 12, 2020
libvncclient1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.9.12+dfsg-9ubuntu0.3 libvncclient1 0.9.12+dfsg-9ubuntu0.3 Nov 12, 2020
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-config · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4 libvncserver-config 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4 Nov 12, 2020
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
libvncserver1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4 libvncserver1 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4 Nov 12, 2020
libvncserver1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.9.12+dfsg-9ubuntu0.3 libvncserver1 0.9.12+dfsg-9ubuntu0.3 Nov 12, 2020
vino · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.22.0-3ubuntu1.2 vino 3.22.0-3ubuntu1.2 Nov 12, 2020
vino · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.22.0-5ubuntu2.2 vino 3.22.0-5ubuntu2.2 Nov 12, 2020
vino · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 3.22.0-6ubuntu3 vino 3.22.0-6ubuntu3 Nov 12, 2020
vino · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 3.22.0-6ubuntu3 vino 3.22.0-6ubuntu3 Nov 12, 2020
vino · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.22.0-6ubuntu3 vino 3.22.0-6ubuntu3 Jan 16, 2026
vino · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 3.22.0-6ubuntu3 vino 3.22.0-6ubuntu3 Jan 16, 2026

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.