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x11vnc — security advisory
scan.c in x11vnc 0.9.16 uses IPC_CREAT|0777 in shmget calls, which allows access by actors other than the current user.
- Products
- x11vnc
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.9.16-5
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-29074
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 13:20 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
scan.c in x11vnc 0.9.16 uses IPC_CREAT|0777 in shmget calls, which allows access by actors other than the current user.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29074
x11vnc
Fixed versions: 0.9.16-5
x11vnc
Fixed versions: 0.9.16-5
x11vnc
Fixed versions: 0.9.16-5
Complete source record
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