{"id":"CVE-2014-6052","details":"The HandleRFBServerMessage function in libvncclient/rfbproto.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not check certain malloc return values, which allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by specifying a large screen size in a (1) FramebufferUpdate, (2) ResizeFrameBuffer, or (3) PalmVNCReSizeFrameBuffer message.","modified":"2026-04-16T01:44:20.002560889Z","published":"2014-12-15T18:59:04Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:12:53.859309Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2015:2088-1","SUSE-SU-2015:2088-2","SUSE-SU-2015:2110-1"],"references":[{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/61506"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/61682"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2365-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/85a778c0e45e87e35ee7199f1f25020648e8b812"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70091"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}