An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way screen sizes were handled by LibVNCServer. A malicious VNC server could use this flaw to cause a client to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code in the client.
Find out more about CVE-2014-6051 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.5 (libvncserver) | RHSA-2015:0113 | 2015-02-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (libvncserver) | RHSA-2014:1826 | 2014-11-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libvncserver) | RHSA-2014:1826 | 2014-11-11 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kdenetwork | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdenetwork | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kdenetwork | Not affected |
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