Vulnerability · Published Jun 17, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-14404
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the libvncserver package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in LibVNCServer before 0.9.13. libvncserver/rre.c allows out-of-bounds access via encodings.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | libvncserver | 0.9.13-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | libvncserver | 0.9.13-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libvncserver | 0.9.13-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libvncserver | 0.9.13-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libvncserver | 0.9.13-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Debian:12 | libvncserver | 0.9.13+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Debian:13 | libvncserver | 0.9.13+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Debian:14 | libvncserver | 0.9.13+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | veyon | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | veyon | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | veyon | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | veyon | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14404 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | veyon | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14404 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/compare/LibVNCServer-0.9.12...LibVNCServer-0.9.13 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/74e8a70f2c9a5248d6718ce443e07c7ed314dfff x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200630 [SECURITY] [DLA 2264-1] libvncserver security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- USN-4434-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200828 [SECURITY] [DLA 2347-1] libvncserver security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- USN-4573-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM