important: libvncserver/tomcat security update
important
An update for libvncserver/tomcat is now available for NewStart CGSL MAIN 5.05/CGSL CORE 5.05.
NewStart Security has rated this update as having a security impact of important. A Common Vunlnerability Scoring System(CVSS)base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVElink(s) in the References section.
libvncserver: LibVNCServer makes writing a VNC server (or more correctly, a program exporting a framebuffer via the Remote Frame Buffer protocol) easy. It hides the programmer from the tedious task of managing clients and compression schemata.
tomcat: The docs web application for Apache Tomcat.
Security Fix(es):
libvncserver: A flaw was found in libvncserver. A heap-based buffer overflow within the websocket decoding functionality is possible, which can lead to exploitation by a malicious attacker to overwrite a function pointer. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.(CVE-2017-18922)
libvncserver: bugfix
tomcat: A deserialization flaw was discovered in Apache Tomcat's use of a FileStore. Under specific circumstances, an attacker can use a specially crafted request to trigger Remote Code Execution through deserialization of the file under their control. The highest threat from the vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.(CVE-2020-9484)
tomcat: bugfix
Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
http://security.gd-linux.com/how_to_apply_patch.html
Remember the build tag is 5.05.F10B3.