CVE-2011-0905
Published May 10, 2011 · Updated Oct 23, 2026
Original summary
Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026
The rfbSendFramebufferUpdate function in server/libvncserver/rfbserver.c in vino-server in Vino 2.x before 2.28.3, 2.32.x before 2.32.2, 3.0.x before 3.0.2, and 3.1.x before 3.1.1, when tight encoding is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted dimensions in a framebuffer update request that triggers an out-of-bounds read operation.
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QFinch assessment
The rfbSendFramebufferUpdate function in server/libvncserver/rfbserver.c in vino-server in Vino 2.x before 2.28.3, 2.32.x before 2.32.2, 3.0.x before 3.0.2, and 3.1.x before 3.1.1, when tight encoding is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted dimensions in a framebuffer update request that triggers an out-of-bounds read operation.
Evidence: public source recordsAffected products
| Affected package, product or range | Fix status |
|---|---|
| Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions. | Consult source advisory |
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Remediation
Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.
- Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
- Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
- Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Evidence coverage
- SSVC priority
- LOW
- Confidence
- Not available
- Aliases
- None reported
Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.
Sources and record history
- Patch commit ↗
- USN-1128-1 ↗
- Patch commit ↗
- SUSE-SR:2011:009 ↗
- MDVSA-2011:087 ↗
- RHSA-2013:0169 ↗
- bugzilla.gnome.org ↗
- 44410 ↗
- ftp.gnome.org ↗
- ADV-2011-1144 ↗
- vino-framebuffer-dos(67244) ↗
- ftp.gnome.org ↗
Record history
Published May 10, 2011 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026