Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-15683 · published 29 October 2019
CVE-2019-15683: Turbovnc stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability
Turbovnc · Turbovnc
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.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/TurboVNC/turbovnc/commit/cea98166008301e614e0d36776bf9435a536136e | PatchThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/TurboVNC/turbovnc/commit/cea98166008301e614e0d36776bf9435a536136e | PatchThird Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-15683), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.