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2.1 KiB
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201702-24">
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<title>LibVNCServer/LibVNCClient: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
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<synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in
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LibVNCServer/LibVNCClient, the worst of which allows remote attackers to
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execute arbitrary code when connecting to a malicious server.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">libvncserver</product>
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<announced>2017-02-20</announced>
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<revised count="1">2017-02-20</revised>
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<bug>605326</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="net-libs/libvncserver" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">0.9.11</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">0.9.11</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>LibVNCServer/LibVNCClient are cross-platform C libraries that allow you
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to easily implement VNC server or client functionality in your program.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibVNCServer and
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LibVNCClient. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
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details.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious VNC
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server or leverage Man-in-the-Middle attacks to cause the execution of
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arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running a VNC client
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linked against LibVNCClient.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>All LibVNCServer/LibVNCClient users should upgrade to the latest
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version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libvncserver-0.9.11"
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</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9941">CVE-2016-9941</uri>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9942">CVE-2016-9942</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-02-05T22:55:00Z">b-man</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-02-20T23:45:56Z">whissi</metadata>
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</glsa>
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