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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2018.0198
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2018-0198)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvncserver' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0198 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvncserver' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0198 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An issue was discovered in LibVNCServer through 0.9.11.
rfbProcessClientNormalMessage() in rfbserver.c does not sanitize
msg.cct.length, leading to access to uninitialized and potentially
sensitive data or possibly unspecified other impact (e.g., an integer
overflow) via specially crafted VNC packets (CVE-2018-7225).

Affected Software/OS:
'libvncserver' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7225
BugTraq ID: 103107
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103107
Debian Security Information: DSA-4221 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4221
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-05
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/02/18/1
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/issues/218
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00035.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00032.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00028.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1055
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1055
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3618-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4573-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
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