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UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6053
Vulnerability in krfb (UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6053)
Summary
vulnerability in krfb (UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6053). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `4:4.13.3-0ubuntu1.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6053** has been found in krfb.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade krfb to **4:4.13.3-0ubuntu1.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "krfb UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6053" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6053 (krfb) —
Patched: `4:4.13.3-0ubuntu1.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in krfb.
📍 Affected scope
krfb — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **4:4.13.3-0ubuntu1.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'krfb' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'krfb' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `krfb` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade krfb to 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu1.1ステージング環境で 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu1.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
krfb
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4:4.13.3-0ubuntu1.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
libvncserver
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.9.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
tightvnc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.9-6.5+deb8u1build0.14.04.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
italc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.0.2+dfsg1-4ubuntu0.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
vino
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.8.1-0ubuntu9.3"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
tightvnc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
vino
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.22.0-3ubuntu1.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
tightvnc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
vino
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.22.0-5ubuntu2.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
tightvnc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
tightvnc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
tightvnc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
tightvnc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
tightvnc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2365-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4573-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4587-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6053
- report http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/639
- report http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20140923-1.txt
- report http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-007.html
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6053