high7.8
CVE-2017-13723
In X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.19.4, a local attacker authenticated to the X server could overflow a global buffer, causing crashes of …
Impact
In X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.19.4, a local attacker authenticated to the X server could overflow a global buffer, causing crashes of the X server or potentially other problems by injecting large or malformed XKB related atoms and accessing them via xkbcomp.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| X.Org | X Server | through 1.19.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/04/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101253
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=94f11ca5cf011ef123bd222cabeaef6f424d76ac
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002808.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/04/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101253
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=94f11ca5cf011ef123bd222cabeaef6f424d76ac
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002808.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30