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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201908-05 ] LibVNCServer: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 20:57:36
Message-Id: 20190809204553.GD6479@bubba.lan
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201908-05
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: LibVNCServer: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: August 09, 2019
10 Bugs: #659560, #673508
11 ID: 201908-05
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibVNCServer, the worst of
19 which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
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21 Background
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24 LibVNCServer/LibVNCClient are cross-platform C libraries that allow you
25 to easily implement VNC server or client functionality in your program.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 net-libs/libvncserver < 0.9.12 >= 0.9.12
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibVNCServer. Please
39 review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
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46 Workaround
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49 There is no known workaround at this time.
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51 Resolution
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54 All LibVNCServer users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libvncserver-0.9.12"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2018-20019
63 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20019
64 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-20020
65 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20020
66 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-20021
67 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20021
68 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-20022
69 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20022
70 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-20023
71 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20023
72 [ 6 ] CVE-2018-20024
73 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20024
74 [ 7 ] CVE-2018-7225
75 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7225
76 [ 8 ] CVE-2018-7226
77 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7226
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79 Availability
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82 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
83 the Gentoo Security Website:
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85 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-05
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87 Concerns?
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90 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
91 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
92 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
93 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
94 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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96 License
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99 Copyright 2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
100 belongs to its owner(s).
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102 The contents of this document are licensed under the
103 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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105 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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