Bug#850007: libvncserver: CVE-2016-9941

2017-01-03 Thread Peter Spiess-Knafl
Hi Salvatore!

I prepared the package containing the fixes for both CVE's on git:

https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/libvncserver.git/tag/?h=debian/0.9.9%2bdfsg2-6.1%2bdeb8u2

Can you upload them?

Greetings,
Peter

On 01/03/2017 07:12 AM, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
> Source: libvncserver
> Version: 0.9.10+dfsg-3
> Severity: grave
> Tags: upstream security patch
> Justification: user security hole
> 
> Hi,
> 
> the following vulnerability was published for libvncserver.
> 
> CVE-2016-9941[0]:
> | Heap-based buffer overflow in rfbproto.c in LibVNCClient in
> | LibVNCServer before 0.9.11 allows remote servers to cause a denial of
> | service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a
> | crafted FramebufferUpdate message containing a subrectangle outside of
> | the client drawing area.
> 
> Fixing commit for the rfbproto.c part of the pull request in [1].
> 
> If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
> CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.
> 
> For further information see:
> 
> [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9941
> https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9941
> [1] 
> https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/pull/137/commits/5418e8007c248bf9668d22a8c1fa9528149b69f2
> 
> Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.
> 
> Regards,
> Salvatore
> 



Bug#850007: libvncserver: CVE-2016-9941

2017-01-02 Thread Salvatore Bonaccorso
Source: libvncserver
Version: 0.9.10+dfsg-3
Severity: grave
Tags: upstream security patch
Justification: user security hole

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libvncserver.

CVE-2016-9941[0]:
| Heap-based buffer overflow in rfbproto.c in LibVNCClient in
| LibVNCServer before 0.9.11 allows remote servers to cause a denial of
| service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a
| crafted FramebufferUpdate message containing a subrectangle outside of
| the client drawing area.

Fixing commit for the rfbproto.c part of the pull request in [1].

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9941
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9941
[1] 
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/pull/137/commits/5418e8007c248bf9668d22a8c1fa9528149b69f2

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore