Please Install the Updated Packages.

Nicolas Ruff discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled memory when being advertised large screen sizes by the server. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, an attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-6051, CVE-2014-6052) Nicolas Ruff discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled large ClientCutText messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-6053) Nicolas Ruff discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled zero scaling factor values. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-6054) Nicolas Ruff discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled memory in the file transfer feature. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-6055)

libvncserver on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS , Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

• https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2014-September/002681.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25