Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the File Transfer feature in rfbserver.c in LibVNCServer 0.9.9 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) long file or (2) directory name or the (3) FileTime attribute in a rfbFileTransferOffer message.
CVE-2014-6055 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from fedoraproject, from debian, from redhat and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-09-30T16:55:07.057
2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Modified
CVSSv2: 6.5 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.0
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 20 | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 21 | Yes |
| Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 6.5.z | Yes |
| Application | libvncserver | libvncserver | ≤ 0.9.9 | Yes |
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