THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-15679
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2019-15679

Tightvnc vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
12.8%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
TightVNC code version 1.3.10 contains heap buffer overflow in InitialiseRFBConnection function, which can potentially result code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.
Affected vendor
Tightvnc
Affected product
Tightvnc
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2019-10-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 12.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-15679

  • Confirm whether Tightvnc Tightvnc is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-15679.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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