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tigervnc — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15691

TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to stack use-after-return, which occurs due to incorrect usage of stack memory in ZRLEDecoder. If decoding routine would throw an exception, ZRLEDecoder may try to access stack variable, which has been already freed during the process of stack unwinding. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially result into remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.

Products
tigervnc
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.10.1+dfsg-1
CVEs
CVE-2019-15691
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 17:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15691

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Dec 2019, 15:15 UTC

TigerVNC version prior to 1.10.1 is vulnerable to stack use-after-return, which occurs due to incorrect usage of stack memory in ZRLEDecoder. If decoding routine would throw an exception, ZRLEDecoder may try to access stack variable, which has been already freed during the process of stack unwinding. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially result into remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15691

tigervnc

Fixed versions: 1.10.1+dfsg-1

tigervnc

Fixed versions: 1.10.1+dfsg-1

tigervnc

Fixed versions: 1.10.1+dfsg-1

Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-22T06:00:56.195155983Z",
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