CVE-2017-7395

Public on 2017-04-01

Modified on 2017-08-31

Description

An integer overflow flaw was found in the way TigerVNC handled ClientCutText messages. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to make Xvnc crash by sending specially crafted ClientCutText messages, resulting in denial of service.

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

6.5

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	tigervnc	2017-08-31 15:56	ALAS-2017-879

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	6.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	CVSSv2	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD	CVSSv3	6.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2017-7395 Mitre: CVE-2017-7395 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity