| Name | CVE-2017-5884 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-831-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 854450 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtk-vnc (PTS) | bullseye | 1.0.0-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 1.3.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gtk-vnc | source | wheezy | 0.5.0-3.1+deb7u1 | DLA-831-1 | ||
| gtk-vnc | source | (unstable) | 0.6.0-3 | 854450 |
[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