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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844508
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4434-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvncserver' package(s) announced via the USN-4434-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvncserver' package(s) announced via the USN-4434-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Ramin Farajpour Cami discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled
certain malformed unix socket names. A remote attacker could exploit this
with a crafted socket name, leading to a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-20839)

It was discovered that LibVNCServer did not properly access byte-aligned
data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
LibVNCServer to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-20840)

Christian Beier discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled anonymous
TLS connections. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
LibVNCServer to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-14396)

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled region clipping. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause LibVNCServer to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-14397)

It was discovered that LibVNCServer did not properly reset incorrectly
terminated TCP connections. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2020-14398)

It was discovered that LibVNCServer did not properly access byte-aligned
data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
LibVNCServer to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-14399,
CVE-2020-14400)

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled screen scaling on
the server side. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
LibVNCServer to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-14401)

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled encodings. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause LibVNCServer to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-14402, CVE-2020-14403, CVE-2020-14404)

It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled TextChat messages.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause LibVNCServer to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-14405)

Affected Software/OS:
'libvncserver' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.4

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-20839
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4F6FUH4EFK4NAP6GT4TQRTBKWIRCZLIY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVP7TJVYJDXDFRHVQ3ENEN3H354QPXEZ/
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/3fd03977c9b35800d73a865f167338cb4d05b0c1
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/compare/LibVNCServer-0.9.12...LibVNCServer-0.9.13
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00035.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00045.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0988 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00033.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1025 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00055.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1056 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00066.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4434-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-20840
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/0cf1400c61850065de590d403f6d49e32882fd76
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14396
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/33441d90a506d5f3ae9388f2752901227e430553
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14397
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/38e98ee61d74f5f5ab4aa4c77146faad1962d6d0
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4573-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14398
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/57433015f856cc12753378254ce4f1c78f5d9c7b
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14399
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1860354
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/23e5cbe6b090d7f22982aee909a6a618174d3c2d
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14400
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1860361
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/53073c8d7e232151ea2ecd8a1243124121e10e2d
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14401
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/a6788d1da719ae006605b78d22f5a9f170b423af
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14402
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/74e8a70f2c9a5248d6718ce443e07c7ed314dfff
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14403
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14404
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14405
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/8937203441ee241c4ace85da687b7d6633a12365
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