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 execute arbitrary code via vectors involving SetColorMapEntries, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Score

CVSS 3.0 9.8 Critical

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2017-02-28

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-190

Affected products

• Fedora (Fedoraproject)
• Gtk-vnc (Gnome)

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=778050
• https://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=c8583fd3783c5b811590fcb7bae4ce6e7344963e
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGPQ5MQR6SN4DYTEFACHP2…