CVE-2017-5884

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.59%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/03/5 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96016 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778048 issue tracking exploit
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2258 vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGPQ5MQR6SN4DYTEFACHP2PP5RR26KYK/ vendor advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=ea0386933214c9178aaea9f2f85049ea3fa3e14a third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5884?
CVE-2017-5884 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5884?
To fix CVE-2017-5884, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-5884 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-5884 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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