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GLSA-201908-05 : LibVNCServer: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 127563

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201908-05 (LibVNCServer: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibVNCServer. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All LibVNCServer users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/libvncserver-0.9.12'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-05

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 127563

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201908-05.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 1/6/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-7226

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libvncserver, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20019, CVE-2018-20020, CVE-2018-20021, CVE-2018-20022, CVE-2018-20023, CVE-2018-20024, CVE-2018-7225, CVE-2018-7226

GLSA: 201908-05