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CVE-2020-29074

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Description

scan.c in x11vnc 0.9.16 uses IPC_CREAT|0777 in shmget calls, which allows access by actors other than the current user.

References

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https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4799

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZL6NQTNK5PT63D2JX5YVV5OLUL76S5C/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MHVXHZE3YIP4RTWGQ24IDBSW44XPRDOC/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H2FLWSVH32O6JXLRQBYDQLP7XRSTLUPQ/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00018.html

https://github.com/LibVNC/x11vnc/commit/69eeb9f7baa14ca03b16c9de821f9876def7a36a

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-11-25

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00692

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