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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10971

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10971 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

Record from OSV · Published July 6, 2017

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.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
xorg-serverDebian:122:1.19.3-2
xorg-serverDebian:132:1.19.3-2
xorg-serverDebian:142:1.19.3-2

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12xorg-server0
Debian:13xorg-server0
Debian:14xorg-server0

Timeline

  • Jul 6, 2017 CVE Published
  • Sep 1, 2026 CVE Updated

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