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CVE-2017-12178 Details

Description

xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 had wrong extra length check in ProcXIChangeHierarchy function allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509219 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=859b08d523307eebde7724fd1a0789c44813e821 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 CVEThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]
CWE-391Unchecked Error Condition[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
debian debian linux
8.0
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
x.org x server
< 1.19.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-12178
NVD Published Date:
Jan 24, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-12178 Details - Not Deferred