CVE-2017-10972

xorg-x11-server: Unitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling

Published Jul 6, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1026-1 xorg-server security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3905-1 xorg-server security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-2610 Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3362-1 X.Org X server vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared X.org x Server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org xorg-server
X.org x Server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00541}

epss

{'score': 0.0056}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:57 PM
Reserved
Jul 6, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 6, 2017, 11:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:01 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 19, 2017, 12:00 AM