UltraVNC revision 1198 contains multiple memory leaks (CWE-655) in VNC client code, which allow an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure
Published Mar 5, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.01%
Description
UltraVNC revision 1198 contains multiple memory leaks (CWE-655) in VNC client code, which allow an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stack memory and bypass ASLR. This attack appears to be exploitable via network connectivity. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in revision 1199.
Affected products
-
- Version 1.2.2.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
- < 4.8
- < 14.00
- ≤ 12.01
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.01% (0.03009) | 86.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.01% (0.03009) | 85.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00519) | 77.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00519) | 76.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 69.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 65.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 58.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.30% (0.12300) | 89.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 81.93th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 81.75th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 71.88th | v1 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
| May 12, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-286838.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940818.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-005-ultravnc-memory-leak/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-131-11 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-286838.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940818.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-005-ultravnc-memory-leak/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-131-11 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
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