Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ssvnc, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
| Package | net-misc/ssvnc on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | <= 1.0.29-r2 |
| Unaffected versions |
The Enhanced TightVNC Viewer, SSVNC, adds encryption security to VNC connections.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ssvnc. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
There is no known workaround at this time.
Gentoo has discontinued support for ssvnc. We recommend that users unmerge ssvnc:
# emerge --unmerge "net-misc/ssvnc"
NOTE: The Gentoo developer(s) maintaining ssvnc have discontinued support at this time. It may be possible that a new Gentoo developer will update ssvnc at a later date. An alternative may be a manual SSH tunnel.
Release date
June 13, 2020
Latest revision
June 13, 2020: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
Bugzilla entries