CVE-2019-15690 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2019-15690

LibVNCServer 0.9.12 release and earlier contains heap buffer overflow vulnerability...

Vulnerability Description

LibVNCServer 0.9.12 release and earlier contains heap buffer overflow vulnerability within the HandleCursorShape() function in libvncclient/cursor.c. An attacker sends cursor shapes with specially crafted dimensions, which can result in remote code execution.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Pavel Cheremushkin from Kaspersky

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

LibVNCServer
Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline

Official Publish: January 24th, 2025
Last Modified: January 24th, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion