Unscored severity · published Feb 4, 2009
CVE-2009-0388
Multiple integer signedness errors in (1) UltraVNC 1.0.2 and 1.0.5 and (2) TightVnc 1.3.9 allow remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application…
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CVSS
13.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple integer signedness errors in (1) UltraVNC 1.0.2 and 1.0.5 and (2) TightVnc 1.3.9 allow remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large length value in a message, related to the (a) ClientConnection::CheckBufferSize and (b) ClientConnection::CheckFileZipBufferSize functions in ClientConnection.cpp.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)13.3% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TI
Tightvnc · Tightvnc
1.3.9 · source: NVD
UL
Ultravnc · Ultravnc
1.0.2; 1.0.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0388
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0388
forum.ultravnc.info
http://forum.ultravnc.info/viewtopic.php?t=14654
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33807
vnc-tight.svn.sourceforge.net
http://vnc-tight.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/vnc-tight?view=rev&revision=3564
Exploit
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vnc-integer-overflows
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500632/100/0/threaded
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33568
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