The HandleRFBServerMessage function in libvncclient/rfbproto.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier does not check certain malloc return values, which allows remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by specifying a large screen size in a (1) FramebufferUpdate, (2) ResizeFrameBuffer, or (3) PalmVNCReSizeFrameBuffer message.
CVE-2014-6052
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 6.8% 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
- 7.5HIGHlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 41EG Risk 41/100CISA SSVC
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%Exploitation7% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 6.8%
- EPSS %ILE
- 93rd
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
December 15, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (28)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/61506
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/61682
- cve@mitrehttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2365-1
- 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/70091
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/newsoft/libvncserver/commit/85a778c0e45e87e35ee7199f1f25020648e8b812
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00042.html
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-07
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4587-1/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00022.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2014-6052(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / 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-0:0.9.9-9.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 | Fix by version range | Dependents |
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| libvncserver | — |
| — |
| veyon | — |
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| libvncserver | — |
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| libvncserver | — |
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| veyon | — |
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Debian:14(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvncserver | — |
| — |
| veyon | — |
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Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvncserver | 0.9.7-2 |
| — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvncserver | 0.9.9+dfsg-1 |
| — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| italc | 1:2.0.2+dfsg1-2 |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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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