CVE-2017-7394: Input Validation
First published: Sat Apr 01 2017(Updated: )
In TigerVNC (SSecurityPlain.cxx SSecurityPlain::processMsg), unauthenticated users can crash the server by sending long usernames. Upstream patches: <a href="https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/pull/440/commits/62197c89e98be47a174074e4c7429c57767a4929">https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/pull/440/commits/62197c89e98be47a174074e4c7429c57767a4929</a> <a href="https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/pull/440/commits/9801c5efcf8c1774d9c807ebd5d27ac7049ad993">https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/pull/440/commits/9801c5efcf8c1774d9c807ebd5d27ac7049ad993</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Tigervnc Tigervnc | =1.7.1 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97305
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2000
- https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/pull/440
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-13
- https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/pull/440/commits/62197c89e98be47a174074e4c7429c57767a4929
- https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/pull/440/commits/9801c5efcf8c1774d9c807ebd5d27ac7049ad993
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1438704
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1438700
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