CVE-2018-20023
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.025 · 85 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
LibVNC before 8b06f835e259652b0ff026898014fc7297ade858 contains CWE-665: Improper Initialization vulnerability in VNC Repeater client code that allows attacker to read stack memory and can be abuse for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stack memory layout and in bypassing ASLR
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–8.6
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affected products (14)
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references (33)
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- http://libvnc.github.io/Patchcnnvd
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-033-libvnc-memory-leak/cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00017.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153999/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-201908-05.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159308/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4547-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159669/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4587-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DLA-1979-1cnnvd
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