USN-3203-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3203-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3203-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3203-1
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Published
2017-02-20T17:59:30.703592Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:20Z
Summary
gtk-vnc vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that gtk-vnc incorrectly validated certain data. A malicious server could use this issue to cause gtk-vnc to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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 

{
    "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": "libgtk-vnc-1.0-0",
            "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-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-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-gtk-vnc",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-0ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-5884",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-5885",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}