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.
EPSS: 0.003 (48.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gnome Gtk-vnc
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 25
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, 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.