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CRITICAL
CVE-2017-12179
Xorg X11 Server Integer Overflow Leading to Crash or Code Execution
Description

xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was vulnerable to integer overflow in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer functions allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 24, 2018, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12179 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 X.org xorg-server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-12179.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509220 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=d088e3c1286b548a58e62afdc70bb40981cdb9e8 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509220 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=d088e3c1286b548a58e62afdc70bb40981cdb9e8 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12179 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-391
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509220 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509220 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=d088e3c1286b548a58e62afdc70bb40981cdb9e8 No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=d088e3c1286b548a58e62afdc70bb40981cdb9e8 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.19.5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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