CVE-2017-5885 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2017-5885?

CVE-2017-5885 is a critical vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 28 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) vnc_connection_server_message and (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.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5885?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Gnome Gtk-Vnc.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5885?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-5885 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5885, GHSA-m2p7-mwp9-g3w6, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5885.