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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0173
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0173)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'tigervnc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0173 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'tigervnc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0173 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated tigervnc packages fix security vulnerability:

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the way vncviewer rendered certain
screen images from a vnc server. If a user could be tricked into connecting
to a malicious vnc server, it may cause the vncviewer to crash, or could
possibly execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running it.
This issue was due to an issue in the ZRLE_DECODE() function which performs
RLE decoding (CVE-2014-0011).

Affected Software/OS:
'tigervnc' package(s) on Mageia 3, Mageia 4.

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-2014-0011
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050928
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