1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1128-1

USN-1128-1: Vino vulnerabilities

Publication date

2 May 2011

Overview

An attacker could send crafted input to Vino and cause it to crash.

Releases

Packages

  • vino - VNC server for GNOME

Details

Kevin Chen discovered that Vino incorrectly handled certain client
framebuffer requests. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Vino
to crash, leading to a denial of service.

Kevin Chen discovered that Vino incorrectly handled certain client
framebuffer requests. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Vino
to crash, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
8.04 hardy vino –  2.22.2-0ubuntu1.1
11.04 natty vino –  2.32.1-0ubuntu2.1
10.10 maverick vino –  2.32.0-0ubuntu1.2
10.04 lucid vino –  2.28.2-0ubuntu2.1

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