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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201411-03 ] TigerVNC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary

Posted on 06 November 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201411-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: TigerVNC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: November 05, 2014
Bugs: #505170
ID: 201411-03

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in TigerVNC could result in execution of arbitrary
code or Denial of Service.

Background
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TigerVNC is a high-performance VNC server/client.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/tigervnc < 1.3.1 >= 1.3.1

Description
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Two boundary errors in TigerVNC could lead to a heap-based buffer
overflow.

Impact
======
A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious VNC
server using TigerVNC, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary
code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service
condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All TigerVNC users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/tigervnc-1.3.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0011
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0011

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201411-03.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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