CVE-2019-8261 is a critical out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting UltraVNC revision 1199 and earlier, specifically within the client CoRRE decoder due to a multiplication overflow. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk, as it can be exploited remotely over a network without user interaction, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, highlighting its potential impact. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to UltraVNC revision 1200 or later to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uvnc:ultravnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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.