CVE-2017-10971
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.19.3-3 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2:1.19.3-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2:1.19.3-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2:1.19.3-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2:1.19.3-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2:1.19.3-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| x.org | x_server | {"endIncluding":"1.19.3"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201708-11
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99546
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035283
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=215f894965df5fb0bb45b107d84524e700d2073c
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=8caed4df36b1f802b4992edcfd282cbeeec35d9d
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=ba336b24052122b136486961c82deac76bbde455
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10971
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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