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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-5884: Moderate: gtk-vnc security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2258)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-5884: Moderate: gtk-vnc security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2258)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/28/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-gtk-vnc
  • centos-upgrade-gtk-vnc-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-gtk-vnc-devel
  • centos-upgrade-gtk-vnc-python
  • centos-upgrade-gtk-vnc2
  • centos-upgrade-gtk-vnc2-devel
  • centos-upgrade-gvnc
  • centos-upgrade-gvnc-devel
  • centos-upgrade-gvnc-tools
  • centos-upgrade-gvncpulse
  • centos-upgrade-gvncpulse-devel

References

  • 96016
  • CVE-2017-5884
  • RHSA-2017:2258

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