CVE-2019-8259

UltraVNC revision 1198 contains multiple memory leaks (CWE-655) in VNC client code, which allow an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stack memory and bypass ASLR. This attack appears to be exploitable via network connectivity. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in revision 1199.

• CWE-665
• CWE-401

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-286838.pdf
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdfThird Party Advisory
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940818.pdf
• https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-005-ultravnc-memory-leak/Third Party Advisory
• https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-131-11
• https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-286838.pdf
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdfThird Party Advisory
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940818.pdf
• https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-005-ultravnc-memory-leak/Third Party Advisory
• https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-131-11
• https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Published

Mar 5, 2019

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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