{"id":"MGASA-2017-0057","summary":"Updated gtk-vnc packages fix security vulnerability","details":"It was found that gtk-vnc code does not properly check boundaries of\nsubrectangle-containing tiles. A malicious server can use this to\noverwrite parts of the client memory (CVE-2017-5884).\n\nIn addition, the vnc_connection_server_message() and vnc_color_map_set()\nfunctions do not check for integer overflow properly, leading to a\nmalicious server being able to overwrite parts of the client memory\n(CVE-2017-5885).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:23:21.737197075Z","published":"2017-02-20T13:00:19Z","upstream":["CVE-2017-5884","CVE-2017-5885"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0057.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20244"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/5"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778048"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778050"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"gtk-vnc","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/gtk-vnc?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.5.3-6.1.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0057.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}