vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-5884: gtk-vnc -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 9, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 9, 2017
Added
Mar 31, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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
debian-upgrade-gtk-vnc
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