CVE-2008-4770

Publication date 16 January 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The CMsgReader::readRect function in the VNC Viewer component in RealVNC VNC Free Edition 4.0 through 4.1.2, Enterprise Edition E4.0 through E4.4.2, and Personal Edition P4.0 through P4.4.2 allows remote VNC servers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RFB protocol data, related to "encoding type."

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
vnc4	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Ignored
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored
	8.10 intrepid	Ignored
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
vnc4	Vendor: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=329323 Vendor: http://patch-tracking.debian.net/patch/series/view/vnc4/4.1.1+X4.3.0-31/vnc-CVE-2008-4770.diff

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4770