CVE-2017-5884

NameCVE-2017-5884
Descriptiongtk-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-831-1
Debian Bugs854450

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
gtk-vnc (PTS)buster0.9.0-1.1fixed
bullseye1.0.0-1fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm1.3.1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gtk-vncsourcewheezy0.5.0-3.1+deb7u1DLA-831-1
gtk-vncsource(unstable)0.6.0-3854450

Notes

[jessie] - gtk-vnc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
Scope of the CVE is all of https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778048#c1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5

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