What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-6055?

CVE-2014-6055 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 11.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-6055?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2014-6055. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Fedora CVE-2014-6055

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2014-09-30 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow Fedora Debian Linux Enterprise Linux Server Aus Enterprise Linux Server Eus Libvncserver

6.5

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 30, 2014 - 16:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the File Transfer feature in rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) long file or (2) directory name or the (3) FileTime attribute in a rfbFileTransferOffer message.

AnalysisAI

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the File Transfer feature in rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 11.2%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the File Transfer feature in rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) long file or (2) directory name or the (3) FileTime attribute in a rfbFileTransferOffer message. Affected products include: Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Libvncserver.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.