CVE-2017-5884

HIGH

gtk-vnc <0.7.0 - Remote Code Execution

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/03/5
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96016
Exploit, Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778048
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2258
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0224
EPSS Percentile 80.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-118
Status published
Products (2)
fedoraproject/fedora 25
gnome/gtk-vnc < 0.6.0
Published Feb 28, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026