Buffer overflow in GNOME Gtk-Vnc

CVE-2017-1000044

gtk-vnc 0.4.2 and older doesn't check framebuffer boundaries correctly when updating framebuffer which may lead to memory corruption when rendering

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-1000044: held from 0.016 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000044?
CVE-2017-1000044 is a critical-severity vulnerability in GNOME Gtk-Vnc, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000044?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.