Out-of-bounds Read Affecting mingw64-virt-viewer package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.31% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-MINGW64VIRTVIEWER-22273163
  • published7 Nov 2026
  • disclosed1 Jan 2017

Introduced: 1 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-8872  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 mingw64-virt-viewer.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mingw64-virt-viewer package and not the mingw64-virt-viewer package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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