MGASA-2017-0057: gtk-vnc Mageia

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 20-02-2017Last modified 16-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

MGASA-2017-0057 is a vulnerability in gtk-vnc Mageia with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0
CVE-2017-5884CVE-2017-5885

Timeline

  1. 20-02-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Updated gtk-vnc packages fix security vulnerability It was found that gtk-vnc code does not properly check boundaries of subrectangle-containing tiles. A malicious server can use this to overwrite parts of the client memory (CVE-2017-5884). In addition, the vnc_connection_server_message() and vnc_color_map_set() functions do not check for integer overflow properly, leading to a malicious server being able to overwrite parts of the client memory (CVE-2017-5885).

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Public exploits

0 found

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Mageia1 product
  • gtk-vnc< 0.5.3-6.1.mga5

1 vendor · 1 product

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