CVE-2017-5884
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
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.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 7.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.24%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 82
- Score date: 10/5/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- CWE-118
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96016
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2258
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778048
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=ea0386933214c9178aaea9f2f85049ea3fa3e14a
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGPQ5MQR6SN4DYTEFACHP2PP5RR26KYK/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96016
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2258
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778048
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=ea0386933214c9178aaea9f2f85049ea3fa3e14a
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGPQ5MQR6SN4DYTEFACHP2PP5RR26KYK/
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