USN-3362-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2624)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2017-07-24 16:37 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source website
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Summary
xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness conversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue to crash the server, or possibly execute arbitrary code as an administrator. (CVE-2017-10971)

It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness conversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue to possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-10972)

Eric Sesterhenn discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly compared MIT cookies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a timing attack and recover the MIT cookie. (CVE-2017-2624)

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  "details": "It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness\nconversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server,\neither locally or remotely, could use this issue to crash the server, or\npossibly execute arbitrary code as an administrator. (CVE-2017-10971)\n\nIt was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness\nconversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server,\neither locally or remotely, could use this issue to possibly obtain\nsensitive information. (CVE-2017-10972)\n\nEric Sesterhenn discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly compared\nMIT cookies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a timing\nattack and recover the MIT cookie. (CVE-2017-2624)\n",
  "id": "USN-3362-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:34Z",
  "published": "2017-07-24T16:37:00Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3362-1"
    },
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial vulnerabilities",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2624",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10971",
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