Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting gtk-vnc package, versions <0.7.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-GTKVNC-7012088
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed28 Feb 2017

Introduced: 28 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-5885  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 gtk-vnc to version 0.7.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gtk-vnc package and not the gtk-vnc package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.