CVE-2017-5884
gtk-vnc - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.2%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-5884
To remediate CVE-2017-5884, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/gtk-vnc—upgrade to 0.6.0-3 or later
- —upgrade to 0.5.0-3.1+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-5884 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.6.0-3
- from 0, < 0.5.0-3.1+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |