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CVE-2017-5884

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 2.24%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2017-5884
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
2.24%

Original NVD Description

gtk-vnc before 0.7.0 does not properly check boundaries of subrectangle-containing tiles, which allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via the src x, y coordinates in a crafted (1) rre, (2) hextile, or (3) copyrect tile.