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UltraVNC and GVfs vulnerabilities expose denial of service and code execution risks
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Published 2026-03-23 03:00 UTCUpdated 2026-03-23 12:53 UTC
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Overview
Two recent security advisories highlight critical vulnerabilities in UltraVNC and GVfs components.
Entities
UltraVNCGVfs
Score total
0.81
Momentum 24h
2
Posts
2
Origins
2
Source types
1
Duplicate ratio
0%
Why now
- UltraVNC vulnerabilities have a CVSS score up to 7.1, indicating high severity.
- GVfs issues allow remote exploitation, increasing attack surface for FTP services.
- Official fixes are now available, urging immediate updates to affected systems.
Why it matters
- Denial of service vulnerabilities disrupt critical remote access tools like UltraVNC.
- GVfs FTP backend flaws risk unauthorized command injection and potential code execution.
- Prompt patching is essential to prevent exploitation of these vulnerabilities.
LLM analysis
Topic mix: lowPromo risk: lowSource quality: medium
Recurring claims
- UltraVNC Launcher and Viewer 1.2.2.4 contain buffer overflow vulnerabilities allowing denial of service via oversized input strings.
- GVfs FTP backend vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to scan ports, inject FTP commands, and possibly execute arbitrary code.
How sources frame it
- NCSC-FI - Vulnerabilities: neutral
- Ubuntu Security Notices: neutral
All evidence
All evidence
USN-8114-1: GVfs vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notices · ubuntu.com · 2026-03-23 12:53 UTC
Vulnerability in UltraVNC Launcher and UltraVNC Viewer
NCSC-FI - Vulnerabilities · vulncheck.com · 2026-03-23 03:00 UTC
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- Ubuntu Security Notices (1)
- NCSC-FI - Vulnerabilities (1)
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