Integer overflow in the MallocFrameBuffer function in vncviewer.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an advertisement for a large screen size, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVE-2014-6051
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 7.5 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 8.3% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 7.5HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 7.5(low)
- EG Risk
- 42(Track)EG Risk 42/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation8% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 8%
- EPSS %ILE
- 94%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 30, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (34)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139654.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139445.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0113.html
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/61506
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3081
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/11
- cve@mitrehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70093
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/045a044e8ae79db9244593fbce154cdf6e843273
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-36
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2014-6051(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linuxvnc (0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libitalccore (1:2.0.2+dfsg1-4ubuntu0.1) @ xenial | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | libvncserver-0:0.9.7-7.el6_5.1 | 2015-02-02 | redhat |
| redhat | libvncserver-0:0.9.9-9.el7_0.1 | 2014-11-11 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(11 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvncserver | — | 0.9.9+dfsg-6.1 | — |
| veyon | — | 4.1.4+repack1-1 | — |
Debian:12(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvncserver | — | 0.9.9+dfsg-6.1 | — |
| veyon | — | 4.1.4+repack1-1 | — |
Debian:13(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvncserver | — | 0.9.9+dfsg-6.1 | — |
| veyon | — | 4.1.4+repack1-1 | — |
Debian:14(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvncserver | — | 0.9.9+dfsg-6.1 | — |
| veyon | — | 4.1.4+repack1-1 | — |
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvncserver | 0.9.7-2 | 0.9.7-2+deb6u1 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvncserver | 0.9.9+dfsg-1 | 0.9.9+dfsg-1+deb7u1 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| italc | 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-2 | 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-2+deb8u1 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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