CVE-2014-6052 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-6052: The HandleRFBServerMessage function in libvncclient/rfbproto.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not check certain malloc return values, which allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by specifying a large screen size in a (1)

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-6052 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libvncserver→ fixed in0.9.9+dfsg-6.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libvncserver
```
veyon→ fixed in4.1.4+repack1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y veyon
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libvncserver→ fixed in0.9.9+dfsg-6.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libvncserver
```
veyon→ fixed in4.1.4+repack1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y veyon
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libvncserver→ fixed in0.9.9+dfsg-6.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libvncserver
```
veyon→ fixed in4.1.4+repack1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y veyon
```

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