CVE-2017-5884

7.8 HIGH

Published: February 28, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/03/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96016

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2258

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit Issue Tracking

https://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=ea0386933214c9178aaea9f2f85049ea3fa3e14a

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Third Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGPQ5MQR6SN4DYTEFACHP2PP5RR26KYK/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/03/5