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CVE-2019-20788
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2020-04-23 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-190
Description
libvncclient/cursor.c in LibVNCServer through 0.9.12 has a HandleCursorShape integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow via a large height or width value. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2019-15690.
Affected products
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0
- Libvnc Project Libvncserver: through 0.9.12
- Siemens Simatic Itc1500 Firmware: from 3.0.0.0 before 3.2.1.0 — fixed in 3.2.1.0
- Siemens Simatic Itc1500 Pro Firmware: from 3.0.0.0 before 3.2.1.0 — fixed in 3.2.1.0
- Siemens Simatic Itc1900 Firmware: from 3.0.0.0 before 3.2.1.0 — fixed in 3.2.1.0
- Siemens Simatic Itc1900 Pro Firmware: from 3.0.0.0 before 3.2.1.0 — fixed in 3.2.1.0
- Siemens Simatic Itc2200 Firmware: from 3.0.0.0 before 3.2.1.0 — fixed in 3.2.1.0
- Siemens Simatic Itc2200 Pro Firmware: from 3.0.0.0 before 3.2.1.0 — fixed in 3.2.1.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Simatic Itc1500 Firmware 3.2.1.0; Siemens Simatic Itc1500 Pro Firmware 3.2.1.0; Siemens Simatic Itc1900 Firmware 3.2.1.0; Siemens Simatic Itc1900 Pro Firmware 3.2.1.0; Siemens Simatic Itc2200 Firmware 3.2.1.0; Siemens Simatic Itc2200 Pro Firmware 3.2.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00027.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/54220248886b5001fbbb9fa73c4e1a2cb9413fed
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-064-libvnc-libvncclient
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4407-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00027.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-390195.pdf
- https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/54220248886b5001fbbb9fa73c4e1a2cb9413fed
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-064-libvnc-libvncclient
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4407-1/
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