CVE-2019-15683
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 19.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
EPSS 19.4% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
TurboVNC server code contains stack buffer overflow vulnerability in commit prior to cea98166008301e614e0d36776bf9435a536136e. This could possibly result into remote code execution, since stack frame is not protected with stack canary. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. To exploit this vulnerability authorization on server is required. These issues have been fixed in commit cea98166008301e614e0d36776bf9435a536136e.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 19.39% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-121 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2019-10-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| turbovnc | turbovnc |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD