CVE-2017-5884

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5884
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-28 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:29:00 UTC
Descriptiongtk-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-118

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Application Gnome Gtk-vnc All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: gtk-vnc-0.7.0-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: gtk-vnc-0.7.0-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MISC lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request for two input validation flaws in gtk-vnc MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
1418944 – (CVE-2017-5884) CVE-2017-5884 gtk-vnc: Improper check of framebuffer boundaries when processing a tile MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
gtk-vnc Remote Code Execution Vulnerability and Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE request for two input validation flaws in gtk-vnc MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2017-5884 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Bug 778048 – The code does not check framebuffer boundaries sufficiently when processing a tile CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org Exploit, Issue Tracking
gtk-vnc - A VNC viewer widget for GTK+ CONFIRM git.gnome.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500993 Alpine Linux Security Update for gtk-vnc
  • 504921 Alpine Linux Security Update for gtk-vnc
  • 751144 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for gtk-vnc (SUSE-SU-2021:3125-1)

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