CVE-2018-20021
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.034 · 89 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
LibVNC before commit c3115350eb8bb635d0fdb4dbbb0d0541f38ed19c contains a CWE-835: Infinite loop vulnerability in VNC client code. Vulnerability allows attacker to consume excessive amount of resources like CPU and RAM
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
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affected products (17)
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references (46)
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- http://libvnc.github.io/Patchcnnvd
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-031-libvnc-infinite-loop/cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00017.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00033.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00028.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153999/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-201908-05.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158066/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202006-06.htmlcnnvd
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