CVE-2013-5745: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.1. EPSS: 8.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The vino_server_client_data_pending function in vino-server.c in GNOME Vino 2.26.1, 2.32.1, 3.7.3, and earlier, and 3.8 when encryption is disabled, does not properly clear client data when an error causes the connection to close during authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, CPU and disk consumption) via multiple crafted requests during authentication.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 12.04 only; version 12.10 only; version 13.04 only
• David King Vino: up to and including 3.7.3; version 0.12 only; version 0.14 only; version 2.7 only; version 2.7.3 only; version 2.7.3.1 only; …

Published 2013-10-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.