UltraVNC revision 1211 contains multiple memory leaks (CWE-665) in VNC server code, which allows an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stack memory and bypass ASLR. This attack appears to be exploitable via network connectivity. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in revision 1212.
CVE-2019-8277
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 85.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 8, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (12)
- vulnerability@kasperskyhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-286838.pdf
- vulnerability@kasperskyhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdf
- vulnerability@kasperskyhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940818.pdf
- vulnerability@kasperskyhttps://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-024-ultravnc-improper-initialization/
- vulnerability@kasperskyhttps://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-131-11
- vulnerability@kasperskyhttps://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-286838.pdf
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdf
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940818.pdf
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-024-ultravnc-improper-initialization/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-131-11
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06
Weakness Classification(1)
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Data Freshness Timeline
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