CVE-2017-12186 (GCVE-0-2017-12186)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-01-24 15:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:46
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EPSS
VEX
Summary
xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was missing length validation in X-Resource extension allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509216 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The X.Org Foundation | xorg-x11-server |
Affected:
before 1.19.5
|
guessed |
Date Public
2017-10-10 00:00
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