CVE-2019-15695
tigervnc: Stack buffer overflow in CMsgReader::readSetCursor
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 buffer overflow, which could be triggered from CMsgReader::readSetCursor. This vulnerability occurs due to insufficient sanitization of PixelFormat. Since remote attacker can choose offset from start of the buffer to start writing his values, 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-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow