Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting gvnc-tools package, versions <0:0.7.0-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.99% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-GVNCTOOLS-2516717
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:7 gvnc-tools to version 0:0.7.0-2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-2258.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gvnc-tools package and not the gvnc-tools package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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.