CVE-2026-32853
LibVNCServer UltraZip Encoding Heap Out-of-bounds Read
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.9 Medium
- Published
- Mar 24, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 16, 2026
Description
LibVNCServer versions 0.9.15 and prior (fixed in commit 009008e) contain a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the UltraZip encoding handler that allows a malicious VNC server to cause information disclosure or application crash. Attackers can exploit improper bounds checking in the HandleUltraZipBPP() function by manipulating subrectangle header counts to read beyond the allocated heap buffer.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds read
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LibVNCServerLibVNC |
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References
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