CVE catalog
CVE-2019-20839
libvncserver: CVE-2019-20839
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.59% · Oct 25, 2026
libvncclient/sockets.c in LibVNCServer before 0.9.13 has a buffer overflow via a long socket filename.
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 | libvncserver | sid | 0.9.15+dfsg-6 | fixed |
| Debian | libvncserver | forky | 0.9.15+dfsg-6 | fixed |
| Debian | libvncserver | trixie | 0.9.15+dfsg-1+deb13u2 | fixed |
| Debian | libvncserver | bookworm | 0.9.14+dfsg-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 16.04 | 0.9.10+dfsg-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 16.04 | 0.9.10+dfsg-3build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 16.04 | 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 16.04 | 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 16.04 | 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 16.04 | 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 16.04 | 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 18.04 | 0.9.11+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 18.04 | 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 18.04 | 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 18.04 | 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 18.04 | 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 20.04 | 0.9.11+dfsg-1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 20.04 | 0.9.12+dfsg-3ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 20.04 | 0.9.12+dfsg-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 20.04 | 0.9.12+dfsg-7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 20.04 | 0.9.12+dfsg-8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 20.04 | 0.9.12+dfsg-9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 20.04 | 0.9.12+dfsg-9ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | 20.04 | 0.9.12+dfsg-9ubuntu0.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libvncserver | source | sid | 0.9.13+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libvncserver | source | forky | 0.9.13+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libvncserver | source | trixie | 0.9.13+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libvncserver | source | bookworm | 0.9.13+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | deb | 16.04 | 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.5 | Not reported | USN-4434-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | deb | 18.04 | 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3 | Not reported | USN-4434-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libvncserver | deb | 20.04 | 0.9.12+dfsg-9ubuntu0.2 | Not reported | USN-4434-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libvncclient1]Fixed
Source package: [libvncserver]
Details (2)
0.9.14+dfsg-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · bookworm; dsa · libvncserver · debian · 12
0.9.14+dfsg-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · bookworm; dsa · libvncserver · debian · 12
- [libvncserver1]Fixed
Source package: [libvncserver]
Details (2)
0.9.14+dfsg-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · bookworm; dsa · libvncserver · debian · 12
0.9.14+dfsg-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · bookworm; dsa · libvncserver · debian · 12
- [libvncserver-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libvncserver]
Details (2)
0.9.14+dfsg-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · bookworm; dsa · libvncserver · debian · 12
0.9.14+dfsg-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · bookworm; dsa · libvncserver · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libvncclient1]Fixed
Source package: [libvncserver]
Details (2)
0.9.15+dfsg-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · 13
0.9.15+dfsg-1+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · 13
- [libvncserver1]Fixed
Source package: [libvncserver]
Details (2)
0.9.15+dfsg-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · 13
0.9.15+dfsg-1+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · 13
- [libvncserver-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libvncserver]
Details (2)
0.9.15+dfsg-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · 13
0.9.15+dfsg-1+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.13+dfsg-1dsa · libvncserver · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-390195.json]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2021_1811.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20839]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2264-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2347-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4434-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-20839]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-20839.json]
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