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.

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

EPSS: 0.017 (82.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Gnome Gtk-vnc — versions 0.4.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

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.