CVE-2017-5581 in TigerVNC

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 01/25/2017
• Disclosure: 02/28/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-97350
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 8.0
• EPSS: 0.03195
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5581
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5581
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-5581/