CVE-2009-0388

N/A Unknown
Published: February 04, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple integer signedness errors in (1) UltraVNC 1.0.2 and 1.0.5 and (2) TightVnc 1.3.9 allow remote VNC servers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large length value in a message, related to the (a) ClientConnection::CheckBufferSize and (b) ClientConnection::CheckFileZipBufferSize functions in ClientConnection.cpp.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://forum.ultravnc.info/viewtopic.php?t=14654
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33807
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://vnc-tight.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/vnc-tight?view=rev&revision=3564
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vnc-integer-overflows
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500632/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33568
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0321
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0322
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7990
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8024
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://forum.ultravnc.info/viewtopic.php?t=14654
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33807
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://vnc-tight.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/vnc-tight?view=rev&revision=3564
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vnc-integer-overflows
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500632/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33568
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0321
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0322
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7990
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
48.3%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

tightvnc ultravnc

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