CVE-2017-5581
N/A
Published: February 28, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTigervnc
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.7
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0630.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/22/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/6VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95789Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2000x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/commit/18c020124ff1b2441f714da2017f63dba50720bax_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/pull/399x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases/tag/v1.7.1Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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