Skip to main content

X Server CVE-2017-13723

HIGH
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2017-10-10 cve@mitre.org
7.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
Share

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Oct 10, 2017 - 01:30 cve.org
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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 include: X.Org X Server, Debian Debian Linux. Version information: before 1.19.4.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

CVE-2018-14665 MEDIUM POC
6.6 Oct 25

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.6), this vulnerability is low attack co

CVE-2019-17624 HIGH POC
7.8 Oct 16

"" In X.Org X Server 1.20.4, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function XQueryKeymap. Rated high severity (C

CVE-2017-10971 HIGH
8.8 Jul 06

In the X.Org X server before 2017-06-19, a user authenticated to an X Session could crash or execute code in the context

CVE-2026-56000 CRITICAL
9.0 Jul 08

Use-after-free in the GLX dispatch layer of X.Org X Server and Xwayland allows an authenticated X client to corrupt heap

CVE-2022-46344 HIGH
8.8 Dec 14

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low atta

CVE-2022-46343 HIGH
8.8 Dec 14

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low atta

CVE-2022-46342 HIGH
8.8 Dec 14

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low atta

CVE-2022-46341 HIGH
8.8 Dec 14

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low atta

CVE-2022-46340 HIGH
8.8 Dec 14

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low atta

CVE-2022-3550 HIGH
8.8 Oct 17

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in X.org Server. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is

CVE-2023-5367 HIGH
7.8 Oct 25

A out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low a

CVE-2023-6377 HIGH
7.8 Dec 13

A flaw was found in xorg-server. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Out-o

Share

CVE-2017-13723 vulnerability details – vuln.today

This site uses cookies essential for authentication and security. No tracking or analytics cookies are used. Privacy Policy