EXPLOIT TightVNC vncviewer InitialiseRFBConnection Buffer Overflow (CVE-2019-15679)

Rule ID

1230573

Severity

Critical

Description

An integer overflow vulnerability has been reported in TightVNC vncviewer. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of rfbServerInitMsg messages

Impact

Denial of service

Recommendation

Update vendor's patch.

IPS Category

Buffer Overflow

IPS Anomaly Group

N/A

IPS Rule Default Action

Deny

References

CVE-2019-15679

ICSA-20-343-08

T1219

T1210

T0886

Keywords

N/A

Date Created

2022/02/07

Last Updated

2026/08/03