CVE catalog
CVE-2008-4770
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.05% · Oct 25, 2026
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." vnc: vncviewer insufficient encoding value validation in CMsgReader::readRect
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | vnc4 | 4.0 | 4.1.1+X4.3.0-21 | vulnerable |
| Debian | vnc4 | 4.0 | 4.1.1+X4.3.0-21+etch1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | vnc4 | deb | 4.0 | 4.1.1+X4.3.0-21+etch1 | Not reported | DSA-1716-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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