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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2020.0374
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2020-0374)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'novnc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0374 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'novnc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0374 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An XSS vulnerability was discovered in noVNC before 0.6.2 in which the remote
VNC server could inject arbitrary HTML into the noVNC web page via the messages
propagated to the status field, such as the VNC server name. (CVE-2017-18635)

Affected Software/OS:
'novnc' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-18635
https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1656435
https://github.com/ShielderSec/cve-2017-18635
https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/commit/6048299a138e078aed210f163111698c8c526a13#diff-286f7dc7b881e942e97cd50c10898f03L534
https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/issues/748
https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/releases/tag/v0.6.2
https://www.shielder.it/blog/exploiting-an-old-novnc-xss-cve-2017-18635-in-openstack/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00004.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00024.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0754
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0754
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4522-1/
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