CVE-2017-5885

CVE Details

Release Date:	2017-02-01
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) vnc_connection_server_messageand (2) vnc_color_map_set functions in gtk-vnc before 0.7.0 allow remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving SetColorMapEntries, which triggers a buffer overflow.

See more information about CVE-2017-5885 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.5
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (gtk-vnc)	ELSA-2017-2258	2017-08-07