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

CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.6%

Published: 2017-07-13 23:00
Updated: 2026-09-01 23:03
Exploit status: No public exploit known

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Description

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

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
debian/gtk-vnc(Debian:12)	< 0.4.3-1	0.4.3-1
debian/gtk-vnc(Debian:13)	< 0.4.3-1	0.4.3-1
debian/gtk-vnc(Debian:14)	< 0.4.3-1	0.4.3-1
GNOME gtk-vnc	= 0.4.2	No fix listed

References

Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-1000044 vendor-advisory
git.gnome.org patch vendor-advisory

CVSS v3.0

9.8 Critical

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (3)

v3.0 9.8 · nvd@nist.gov
v3.0 9.8 · osv:debian
v2.0 7.5 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 1.58% (percentile 75.9)
CWE: CWE-119

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.