CVE-2017-1000044

critical

Published 2017-07-17 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

9.8

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

VIR risk

9.8

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

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`0.4.3-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`0.4.3-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`0.4.3-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`0.4.3-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`0.4.3-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
gnome	gtk-vnc	`0.4.2`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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