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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-29074

CVE-2020-29074

Description

scan.c in x11vnc 0.9.16 uses IPC_CREAT|0777 in shmget calls, which allows access by actors other than the current user.

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Affected products

3

x11vnc/x11vncdescription
Libvncserver/x11vncllm-create
Range: <0.9.16
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/veyon&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 4.6.0-1.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

6

github.com/LibVNC/x11vnc/commit/69eeb9f7baa14ca03b16c9de821f9876def7a36anvdPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00018.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4799nvdThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H2FLWSVH32O6JXLRQBYDQLP7XRSTLUPQ/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MHVXHZE3YIP4RTWGQ24IDBSW44XPRDOC/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZL6NQTNK5PT63D2JX5YVV5OLUL76S5C/nvd

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