TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to heap buffer overflow, which occurs in TightDecoder::FilterGradient.
TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to heap buffer overflow, which occurs in TightDecoder::FilterGradient. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially result into remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.
- Published
- Dec 26, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.3% · 91th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-122
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Report tools
Action score
29
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| tigervnc | tigervnc | cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- tigervnc tigervncbefore 1.10.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Kaspersky). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Kaspersky TigerVNC
- 1.10.0affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | tigervnc | before 1.10.1+dfsg-1 | 1.10.1+dfsg-1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | tigervnc | before 1.9.0-lp151.4.3.1 | 1.9.0-lp151.4.3.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | tigervnc | before 1.10.1-17.1 | 1.10.1-17.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tigervnc | before 0:1.8.0-21.el7 | 0:1.8.0-21.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tigervnc-debuginfo | before 0:1.8.0-21.el7 | 0:1.8.0-21.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tigervnc-icons | before 0:1.8.0-21.el7 | 0:1.8.0-21.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tigervnc-license | before 0:1.8.0-21.el7 | 0:1.8.0-21.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tigervnc-server | before 0:1.8.0-21.el7 | 0:1.8.0-21.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tigervnc-server-applet | before 0:1.8.0-21.el7 | 0:1.8.0-21.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tigervnc-server-minimal | before 0:1.8.0-21.el7 | 0:1.8.0-21.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tigervnc-server-module | before 0:1.8.0-21.el7 | 0:1.8.0-21.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc-debuginfo | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc-debugsource | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc-icons | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc-license | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc-server | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc-server-applet | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc-server-debuginfo | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc-server-minimal | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc-server-minimal-debuginfo | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc-server-module | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | tigervnc-server-module-debuginfo | before 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | tigervnc | before 1.6.0-18.28.1 | 1.6.0-18.28.1 |
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Same product
tigervnc: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2014-0011Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the ZRLE_DECODE function in common/rfb/zrleDecode.h in TigerVNC before 1.3.1, when NDEBUG is enabled40Plan
- CVE-2017-5581Buffer overflow in the ModifiablePixelBuffer::fillRect function in TigerVNC before 1.7.1 allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via40Plan
- CVE-2014-8241XRegion in TigerVNC allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by leveraging failure to check a mallo40Plan
- CVE-2026-34352In TigerVNC before 1.16.2, Image.cxx in x0vncserver allows other users to observe or manipulate the screen contents, or cause an application39Monitor
- CVE-2017-7393In TigerVNC 1.7.1 (VNCSConnectionST.cxx VNCSConnectionST::fence), an authenticated client can cause a double free, leading to denial of serv36Monitor
- CVE-2020-26117In rfb/CSecurityTLS.cxx and rfb/CSecurityTLS.java in TigerVNC before 1.11.0, viewers mishandle TLS certificate exceptions.33Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:tigervnc | 1.10.1+dfsg-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:tigervnc | 1.9.0-lp151.4.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc-debuginfo | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc-debugsource | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc-icons | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc-license | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc-server | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc-server-applet | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc-server-debuginfo | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc-server-minimal | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc-server-minimal-debuginfo | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc-server-module | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tigervnc-server-module-debuginfo | 0:1.9.0-14.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:tigervnc | 1.8.0-13.11.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer OverflowCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00039.html
- github.com/CendioOssman/tigervnc/commit/b4ada8d0c6dac98c8b91fc64d112569a8ae5fb95
- github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases/tag/v1.10.1
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.