CVE-2017-1000044

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2010-11-29
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
1426766: CVE-2017-1000044 gtk-vnc: Incorrect boundaries check when updating framebuffer

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

gtk-vnc 0.4.2 and older doesn't check framebuffer boundaries correctly when updating framebuffer which may lead to memory corruption when rendering

Find out more about CVE-2017-1000044 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gtk-vnc Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gtk-vnc Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gtk-vnc Will not fix
RHEV Manager 3 mingw-virt-viewer Not affected

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