Critical severity · published Jul 17, 2017
CVE-2017-1000044
gtk-vnc 0.4.2 and older doesn't check framebuffer boundaries correctly when updating framebuffer which may lead to memory corruption when rendering
9.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GT
Gtk-vnc · Gnome
0.4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000044
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000044
Patch
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk-vnc/commit/?id=f3fc5e57a78d4be9872f1394f697b9929873a737
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