critical9.8
CVE-2017-12178
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…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
| X.Org | X Server | before 1.19.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509219
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=859b08d523307eebde7724fd1a0789c44813e821
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509219
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=859b08d523307eebde7724fd1a0789c44813e821
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000