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7.8high

CVE-2017-5884

gtk-vnc before 0.7.0 does not properly check boundaries of subrectangle-containing tiles, which allows remote servers to execute arbitrary…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

gtk-vnc before 0.7.0 does not properly check boundaries of subrectangle-containing tiles, which allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via the src x, y coordinates in a crafted (1) rre, (2) hextile, or (3) copyrect tile.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-118 Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/02/03/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96016 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.gnome.org /show_bug.cgi?id=778048 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2258 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGPQ5MQR6SN4DYTEFACHP2PP · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • git.gnome.org /browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=ea0386933214c9178aaea9f2f85049ea3fa3e14a · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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