CVE-2017-13721
X.Org Server Shared Memory Privilege Escalation
Description
In X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.19.4, an attacker authenticated to an X server with the X shared memory extension enabled can cause aborts of the X server or replace shared memory segments of other X clients in the same session.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 10, 2017, 1:30 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.0
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-2017-13721.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/04/10 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101238 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=b95f25af141d33a65f6f821ea9c003f66a01e1f1 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002808.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-13721 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-13721 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 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-269 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002808.html No Types Assigned https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002808.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/04/10 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/04/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101238 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101238 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=b95f25af141d33a65f6f821ea9c003f66a01e1f1 No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=b95f25af141d33a65f6f821ea9c003f66a01e1f1 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 14, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101238 [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-2017-13721 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-2017-13721
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.24592
percentile