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CVE-2014-6055
Published:September 30, 2014
Updated:May 16, 2026
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the File Transfer feature in rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) long file or (2) directory name or the (3) FileTime attribute in a rfbFileTransferOffer message.
Related Resources (20)
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/06ccdf016154fde8eccb5355613ba04c59127b2e
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6055
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/61506
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6055
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96187
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139654.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-6055
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70096
https://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/f528072216dec01cee7ca35d94e171a3b909e677
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139445.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
11.16