CVE-2017-12183
Xorg X11 Server XFIXES Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was missing length validation in XFIXES extension 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 :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:22 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2017-12183
.
URL | Resource |
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509224 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=55caa8b08c84af2b50fbc936cf334a5a93dd7db5 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html | Mailing List 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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CVE-2017-12183
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.
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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://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://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=55caa8b08c84af2b50fbc936cf334a5a93dd7db5 No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=55caa8b08c84af2b50fbc936cf334a5a93dd7db5 Patch, 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 Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509224 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509224 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-20 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]
Feb. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html [No Types Assigned] -
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]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12183
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12183
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.79 }} -0.01%
score
0.79676
percentile