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title: "CVE-2018-15126\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-15126

Publication date 19 December 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15126?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

LibVNC before commit 73cb96fec028a576a5a24417b57723b55854ad7b contains heap
use-after-free vulnerability in server code of file transfer extension that
can result remote code execution

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libvncserver | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 0.9.11+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 0.9.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 0.9.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.16.04.3 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4 |
| x11vnc | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15126?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libvncserver | * Upstream:   [162d716](https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/162d716b4c095a87aab2261857d583d68e3b3ea6) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15126)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15126)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-15126)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-15126)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3877-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3877-1)
+ LibVNCServer vulnerabilities
+ 31 January 2019

### Other references

* <https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/19/klcert-18-027-libvnc-heap-use-after-free/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15126>