CVE-2017-5581

Published: Feb 28, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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 (1)

Products: Tigervnc: Tigervnc

Tigervnc

1 product

Tigervnc

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Tigervnc Tigervnc	Up to 1.7

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (18)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0630.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/22/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95789

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2000

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/commit/18c020124ff1b2441f714da2017f63dba50720ba

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/pull/399

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases/tag/v1.7.1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release NotesThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-19

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0630.html