CVE-2019-15691
tigervnc: Stack use-after-return due to incorrect usage of stack memory in ZRLEDecoder
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · December 20, 2019
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to stack use-after-return, which occurs due to incorrect usage of stack memory in ZRLEDecoder. If decoding routine would throw an exception, ZRLEDecoder may try to access stack variable, which has been already freed during the process of stack unwinding. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially result into remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-672 · Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release