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CVE-2017-10971

In the X.Org X server before 2017-06-19, a user authenticated to an X Session could crash or execute code in the context of the X Server by…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.9%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
0
none known

In the X.Org X server before 2017-06-19, a user authenticated to an X Session could crash or execute code in the context of the X Server by exploiting a stack overflow in the endianness conversion of X Events.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • cgit.freedesktop.org /xorg/xserver/commit/?id=215f894965df5fb0bb45b107d84524e700d2073c · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/99546 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3905 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • cgit.freedesktop.org /xorg/xserver/commit/?id=ba336b24052122b136486961c82deac76bbde455 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1035283 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • cgit.freedesktop.org /xorg/xserver/commit/?id=8caed4df36b1f802b4992edcfd282cbeeec35d9d · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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