CVE-2011-0905

The rfbSendFramebufferUpdate function in server/libvncserver/rfbserver.c in vino-server in Vino 2.x before 2.28.3, 2.32.x before 2.32.2, 3.0.x before 3.0.2, and 3.1.x before 3.1.1, when tight encoding is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted dimensions in a framebuffer update request that triggers an out-of-bounds read operation.

Published: 2011-05-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-0905 is rated Low Risk (38.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.21%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0905

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 3.76% 1.21% -2.55%
2 2025-03-29 1.21% 3.76% +2.55%
3 2025-03-19 — 1.21% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0905

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0905

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-0905

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2011-0905 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libvncserver, vino), 7 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 7. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0905
gentoo high CVE-2011-0905: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-09), 25 atom(s) (app-admin/syslog-ng, app-misc/ca-certificates, …); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-0905
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0905
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-0905 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (kdenetwork, libvncserver, vino), 21 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): ignored 7, not-affected 7, released 4, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0905

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0905

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
david_king vino 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.13.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.17 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.17.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.17.4 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.17.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.17.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.17.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.19 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.19.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.19.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.19.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.19.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.19.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.20.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.3 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.91 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.22.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.22.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.23 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.23.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.23.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.23.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.23.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.23.91 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.23.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.23.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.23.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.24 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.24.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.3 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.4 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.91 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.26 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.26.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.26.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.27 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.27.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.27.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.27.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.27.91 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.27.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.27.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.27.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.28 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.28.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.28.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.32.0 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.32.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.32.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.32.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0905

URL Tags
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vino/2.28/vino-2.28.3.news
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vino/2.32/vino-2.32.2.news
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vino/3.0/vino-3.0.2.news
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=0c2c9175963fc56bf2af10e42867181332f96ce0 Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=456dadbb5c5971d3448763a44c05b9ad033e522f Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=8beefcf7792d343c10c919ee0c928c81f73b1279 Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=d050a22b1c284b633c407ef92fde95c47e8fdb8a Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=dff52694a384fe95195f2211254026b752d63ec4 Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=e17bd4e369f90748654e31a4867211dc7610975d Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/log/?h=gnome-2-30 Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/tree/NEWS
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0169.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/44410 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44463 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2238
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:087
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47681
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1128-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1144 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641803
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694456 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67244
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