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    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:Feb 1, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Feb 28, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.0062
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Gtk-vnc
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778048https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778048

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    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/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Integrity
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