Vulnerability in GNOME Gtk-Vnc
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (83.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.023 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- GNOME Gtk-Vnc
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 25
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/03/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96016 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2258 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- git.gnome.org/browse/gtk-vnc/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5884?
- CVE-2017-5884 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNOME Gtk-Vnc, classified under Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error'). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5884?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.