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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3081-1 (libvncserver - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvncserver, a library to implement VNC server functionality. These vulnerabilities might result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service in both the client and the server side.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libvncserver on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 0.9.9+dfsg-1+deb7u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 0.9.9+dfsg-6.1. We recommend that you upgrade your libvncserver packages.