UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000044

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000044
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000044.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000044
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:44:19Z
Published
2017-07-17T13:18:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:20:12.213373Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gtk-vnc

Package

Name
gtk-vnc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gtk-vnc@0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.5.2-1ubuntu2
0.5.3-0ubuntu1
0.5.3-0ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gtk-vnc-2.0",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gvncviewer",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gvncviewer-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgtk-vnc-1.0-0",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgtk-vnc-1.0-0-dbg",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgtk-vnc-1.0-0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgtk-vnc-1.0-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgtk-vnc-2.0-0",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgtk-vnc-2.0-0-dbg",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgtk-vnc-2.0-0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgvnc-1.0-0",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgvnc-1.0-0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgvnc-1.0-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-gtk-vnc",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-gtk-vnc-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000044.json"