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CVE-2017-5885

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) vnc_connection_server_message and (2) vnc_color_map_set functions in gtk-vnc before 0.7.0 allow remot…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.0%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) vnc_connection_server_message and (2) vnc_color_map_set functions in gtk-vnc before 0.7.0 allow remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving SetColorMapEntries, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

  • git.gnome.org /browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=c8583fd3783c5b811590fcb7bae4ce6e7344963e · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • 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
  • 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
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.gnome.org /show_bug.cgi?id=778050 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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