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Alpine: multiple x11vnc packages: security update to 0.9.16-r2

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 407727

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - scan.c in x11vnc 0.9.16 uses IPC_CREAT|0777 in shmget calls, which allows access by actors other than the
 current user. (CVE-2020-29074)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-29074

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 407727

Version: Revision 1.27

Type: Local

Published: 10/31/2023

Updated: 9/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-29074

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/25/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-29074