CVE catalog
CVE-2017-5885
gtk-vnc: CVE-2017-5885
- Severity
- Low · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.98% · Oct 25, 2026
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) vnc_connection_server_message and (2) vnc_color_map_set functions in gtk-vnc before 0.7.0 allow remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving SetColorMapEntries, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gtk-vnc | sid | 1.5.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | gtk-vnc | forky | 1.5.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | gtk-vnc | trixie | 1.5.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | gtk-vnc | bookworm | 1.3.1-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | gtk-vnc | 14.04 | 0.5.2-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gtk-vnc | 14.04 | 0.5.3-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gtk-vnc | 14.04 | 0.5.3-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gtk-vnc | 14.04 | 0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | gtk-vnc | 16.04 | 0.5.3-1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gtk-vnc | 16.04 | 0.5.3-1.3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gtk-vnc | 16.04 | 0.5.3-1.3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gtk-vnc | 16.04 | 0.5.3-1.3ubuntu2.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gtk-vnc | source | sid | 0.6.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854450] |
| Debian | gtk-vnc | source | forky | 0.6.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854450] |
| Debian | gtk-vnc | source | trixie | 0.6.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854450] |
| Debian | gtk-vnc | source | bookworm | 0.6.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854450] |
| Ubuntu | gtk-vnc | deb | 14.04 | 0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5885 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | gtk-vnc | deb | 16.04 | 0.5.3-1.3ubuntu2.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5885 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [gir1.2-gtk-vnc-2.0]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.3.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
1.3.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
- [gvncviewer]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.3.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
1.3.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
- [libgtk-vnc-2.0-0]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.3.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
1.3.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
- [libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.3.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
1.3.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
- [libgvnc-1.0-0]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.3.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
1.3.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
- [libgvnc-1.0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.3.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
1.3.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [gir1.2-gtk-vnc-2.0]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.5.0-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
1.5.0-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
- [gvncviewer]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.5.0-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
1.5.0-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
- [libgtk-vnc-2.0-0]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.5.0-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
1.5.0-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
- [libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.5.0-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
1.5.0-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
- [libgvnc-1.0-0]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.5.0-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
1.5.0-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
- [libgvnc-1.0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [gtk-vnc]
Details (2)
1.5.0-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
1.5.0-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.6.0-3dsa · gtk-vnc · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2017_2258.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5885]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5885]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5885]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-5885.json]
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