debian · CVE-2016-9942

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:59:27 GMT

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CVE-2016-9942 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libvncserver, veyon), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10.

Description:

Heap-based buffer overflow in ultra.c in LibVNCClient in LibVNCServer before 0.9.11 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted FramebufferUpdate message with the Ultra type tile, such that the LZO payload decompressed length exceeds what is specified by the tile dimensions.

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