CVE-2017-1000044 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in gtk-vnc versions 0.4.2 and older, specifically affecting the gnome gtk_vnc product. This flaw arises from improper framebuffer boundary checks during updates, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code, and it is not on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk-vnc:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.