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critical 9.8

CVE-2019-8287 in the critical feed json

TightVNC code version 1.3.10 contains global buffer overflow in HandleCoRREBBP macro function, which can potentially result code execution.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-17685

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
19.5%
EPSS 19.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

TightVNC code version 1.3.10 contains global buffer overflow in HandleCoRREBBP macro function, which can potentially result code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.

Patch / fix

  • tightvnc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.3.9-9.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8287

  • tightvnc Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1.3.9-6.5+deb8u1build0.14.04.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8287

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • tightvnc SLES 11 SP4-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 1.3.9-81.15.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:14235-1

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Vendor advisories

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cisa ICSA-20-343-08 updated cvss 9.8

Siemens Products using TightVNC (Update A)

  • Siemens SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels 7" & 15" (incl. SIPLUS variants) Siemens SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels 4" - 22" (incl. SIPLUS variants) Siemens SIMATIC HMI KTP Mobile Panels KTP400F, KTP700, KTP700F, KTP900 and KTP900F Siemens SIMATIC ITC1500 V3.1 Siemens SIMATIC ITC1500 V3.1 PRO Siemens SIMATIC ITC1900 V3.1
    +5 more products
    Siemens SIMATIC ITC1900 V3.1 PRO Siemens SIMATIC ITC2200 V3.1 Siemens SIMATIC ITC2200 V3.1 PRO Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional
    affected: vendor fix

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

19.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Kaspersky TightVNC

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

Sources

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