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 code via the src x, y coordinates in a crafted (1) rre, (2) hextile, or (3) copyrect tile.

CVSS v3.0 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

2.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 83rd percentile

Published

2017-02-28

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778048

Security advisories

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/03/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96016
• https://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=ea0386933214c9178aaea9f2f85049ea3fa3e14a

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry