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CVE-2019-8277
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2019-03-08 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-665
Description
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.
Affected products
- Siemens Sinumerik Access Mymachine/P2P: before 4.8 — fixed in 4.8
- Siemens Sinumerik Pcu Base Win10 Software/Ipc: before 14.00 — fixed in 14.00
- Siemens Sinumerik Pcu Base Win7 Software/Ipc: through 12.01
- Kaspersky Lab UltraVNC: before 1.2.2.3 — fixed in 1.2.2.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Sinumerik Access Mymachine/P2P 4.8; Siemens Sinumerik Pcu Base Win10 Software/Ipc 14.00; Kaspersky Lab UltraVNC 1.2.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-286838.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940818.pdf
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-024-ultravnc-improper-initialization/
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-131-11
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-286838.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940818.pdf
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-024-ultravnc-improper-initialization/
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-131-11
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06
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