Security Advisory
CVE-2016-9942
9.8
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in ultra.c in LibVNCClient in LibVNCServer before 0.9.11 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted FramebufferUpdate message with the Ultra type tile, such that the LZO payload decompressed length exceeds what is specified by the tile dimensions.
Published Date
December 31, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory