CVE-2017-5884: fedoraproject fedora Range Error
CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5884DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5884
Published 28-02-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5884 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Range Error vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 2.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.32%
0%100%
Low · +0.08 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3Timeline
- 28-02-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.08 pp
From 2.24% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.32%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.gnome.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- gtk-vnc< 0.6.0-3
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL25
Gnome1 product
- gtk-vnc≤ 0.6.0
Ubuntu1 product
- gtk-vnc< 0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1 | < 0.5.3-1.3ubuntu2.1
4 vendors · 4 products
References
12 links- git.gnome.org/browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=ea0386933214c9178aaea9f2f85049ea3fa3e14aX Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
