USN-3618-1: LibVNCServer vulnerability libvncserver vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary LibVNCServer could be made to crash, expose sensitive information, or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description libvncserver – vnc server library Details It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled certain packet lengths. A remote attacker able to connect to a LibVNCServer could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10 libvncclient1 – 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 libvncserver1 – 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libvncserver1 – 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libvncserver0 – 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you [ more… ]