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Gentoo: GLSA-202006-06 Normal: ssvnc Multiple Issues Detected

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Calendar Grey June 12, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Various security flaws in ssvnc may facilitate unauthorized code execution. Prompt measures are necessary to maintain the integrity of the system.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ssvnc, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ssvnc. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory network security Gentoo multiple issues arbitrary execution normal severity ssvnc

Resolution

Gentoo has discontinued support for ssvnc. We recommend that usersunmerge ssvnc: # emerge --unmerge "net-misc/ssvnc"
NOTE: The Gentoo developer(s) maintaining ssvnc have discontinued support at this time. It may be possible that a new Gentoo developer will update ssvnc at a later date. An alternative may be a manual SSH tunnel.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2018-20020 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20020 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-20021 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20021 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-20022 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20022 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-20024 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20024

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-06
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: ssvnc: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 13, 2020
Bugs: #701820
ID: 202006-06

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Topics Covered

security advisory network security Gentoo multiple issues arbitrary execution normal severity ssvnc

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ssvnc, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

The Enhanced TightVNC Viewer, SSVNC, adds encryption security to VNC connections.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/ssvnc <= 1.0.29-r2 Vulnerable! ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate to another package if one is available or wait for the existing packages to be marked stable by their architecture maintainers.

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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