CVE-2017-5885
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) vnc_connection_server_message and (2) vnc_color_map_set functions in gtk-vnc before 0.7.0 allow remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly
02 Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) vnc_connection_server_message and (2) vnc_color_map_set functions in gtk-vnc before 0.7.0 allow remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.98% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-02-28 18:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 15:11Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-02-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b72560f435ef9c11c183c33bcbe37470b84fb0541c5e34534fd5312512944e4b
05 Affected products
06 References
- git.gnome.orghttps://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=c8583fd3783c5b811590fcb7bae4ce6e7344963e
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20170203 CVE request for two input validation flaws in gtk-vnchttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/03/5
- www.securityfocus.com96016http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96016
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:2258https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2258
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2017-ab04a91eddhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGPQ5MQR6SN4DYTEFACHP2PP5RR26KYK/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20170204 Re: CVE request for two input validation flaws in gtk-vnchttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778050
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gtk-vnc Fixed in 0.6.0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gtk-vnc Fixed in 0.6.0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gtk-vnc Fixed in 0.6.0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- gtk-vnc Fixed in 0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- gtk-vnc Fixed in 0.5.3-1.3ubuntu2.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.