CVE-2026-44988

LibVNCClient is a library for easy implementation of a VNC client. In 0.9.15 and earlier, LibVNCClient's Tight encoding decoder uses fixed-size 2048-pixel scratch buffers for the Gradient filter, but it does not reject Tight rectangles whose width is larger than 2048 pixels. A malicious VNC server can send a crafted FramebufferUpdate rectangle using Tight encoding with NoZlib | ExplicitFilter and the Gradient filter. When a LibVNCClient-based client connects, the client processes the server-controlled rectangle width and writes beyond fixed-size Gradient buffers. This vulnerability is fixed with commit 5b270544b85233668b98161323297d418a8f5fd1.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

29 May 2026, 16:16

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References () https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/security/advisories/GHSA-jcc5-8wj4-7c58 - () https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/security/advisories/GHSA-jcc5-8wj4-7c58 -

28 May 2026, 16:16

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References () https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/security/advisories/GHSA-jcc5-8wj4-7c58 - () https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/security/advisories/GHSA-jcc5-8wj4-7c58 -

27 May 2026, 15:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-27 15:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:51


NVD link : CVE-2026-44988

Mitre link : CVE-2026-44988

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44988


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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write