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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704221
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4221-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libvncserver' package(s) announced via the DSA-4221-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libvncserver' package(s) announced via the DSA-4221-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Alexander Peslyak discovered that insufficient input sanitising of RFB packets in LibVNCServer could result in the disclosure of memory contents.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.9+dfsg2-6.1+deb8u3.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.11+dfsg-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libvncserver packages.

For the detailed security status of libvncserver please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'libvncserver' package(s) on Debian 8, Debian 9.

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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