CVE-2018-20020
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 8.6% (pctl 95)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
LibVNC before commit 7b1ef0ffc4815cab9a96c7278394152bdc89dc4d contains heap out-of-bound write vulnerability inside structure in VNC client code that can result remote code execution
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 8.62% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| debian | debian linux |
| libvnc project | libvncserver |
References
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-030-libvnc-heap-out-of-bound-write/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00033.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-05
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-06
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3877-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4383
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-030-libvnc-heap-out-of-bound-write/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00033.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-05
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-06
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3877-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4547-2/
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