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CVE-2014-6055

libvncserver: server stacked-based buffer overflow flaws in file transfer handling

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · September 23, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

Two stack-based buffer overflow flaws were found in the way LibVNCServer handled file transfers. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the VNC server using a malicious VNC client.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow