CVE-2017-5581

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: February 28, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the ModifiablePixelBuffer::fillRect function in TigerVNC before 1.7.1 allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via an RRE message with subrectangle outside framebuffer boundaries.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0630.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/22/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95789

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2000

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/commit/18c020124ff1b2441f714da2017f63dba50720ba

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/pull/399

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases/tag/v1.7.1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-19

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0630.html