CVE-2017-5885
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
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 execute arbitrary code via vectors involving SetColorMapEntries, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-5885
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-02-28T18:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-12T23:29:54
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk-vnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.6.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/03/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96016 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2258 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5885 | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778050 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418952 | |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=c8583fd3783c5b811590fcb7bae4ce6e7344963e | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LGPQ5MQR6SN4DYTEFACHP2PP5RR26KYK/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5885 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5885 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:51:29 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 14:17:28 | 2017-02-28T18:59Z | 2017-02-28T18:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 14:17:28 | 2018-01-05T02:31:49 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 14:17:28 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 17:05:54 | 2023-02-02T15:17:22 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 17:05:55 | 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. | An integer overflow flaw was found in gtk-vnc. A remote malicious VNC server could use this flaw to crash VNC viewers which are based on the gtk-vnc library. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 17:05:56 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 00:06:07 | 2023-02-12T23:29:54 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 00:06:08 | An integer overflow flaw was found in gtk-vnc. A remote malicious VNC server could use this flaw to crash VNC viewers which are based on the gtk-vnc library. | 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. | Description | updated |