CVE-2019-15679 is a critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability in TightVNC code version 1.3.10, specifically within the InitialiseRFBConnection function. This flaw allows for potential remote code execution and affects TightVNC products. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.