High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 24, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2019-15690

Description

LibVNCServer 0.9.12 release and earlier contains heap buffer overflow vulnerability within the HandleCursorShape() function in libvncclient/cursor.c. An attacker sends cursor shapes with specially crafted dimensions, which can result in remote code execution.

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Affected products

Libvncserver/Libvncserverinferred2 versions
<=0.9.12+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=0.9.12
- (no CPE)range: <=0.9.12
osv-coords24 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/LibVNCServer&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCL pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCL pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208 pkg:rpm/suse/LibVNCServer&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208
< 0.9.10-lp151.7.3.1+ 23 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.10-lp151.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.10-4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.1-160.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.1-160.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.10-4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.9-17.19.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

ics-cert.kaspersky.com/vulnerabilities/klcert-20-009-remote-code-execution-on-libvnc-version-prior-to-0-9-12/nvd

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