CVE-2017-10971 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-10971 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 2.61% · 85.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

2.61%

85.5th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	xorg-server-lts-xenial	0, 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2~trusty1, 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2~trusty2
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	xorg-server	2:1.14.4-1ubuntu1, 2:1.14.4-1ubuntu2, 2:1.14.4.901-0ubuntu2
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	xorg-server-hwe-16.04	0, 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1~16.04.1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	xorg-server	2:1.17.2-1ubuntu10, 2:1.17.3-2ubuntu1, 2:1.17.3-2ubuntu2

Timeline

Jul 6, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10971 third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/06/6 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3362-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10971 third-party-advisory

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