Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in TigerVNC, the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.
| Package | net-misc/tigervnc on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.8.0 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.8.0 |
TigerVNC is a high-performance VNC server/client.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TigerVNC. Please review the referenced CVE Identifiers for details.
An attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All TigerVNC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/tigervnc-1.8.0"