CVE-2017-10971
xorg-server - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.8%
Description
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 of the X Server by exploiting a stack overflow in the endianness conversion of X Events.
How to fix CVE-2017-10971
To remediate CVE-2017-10971, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/xorg-server—upgrade to 2:1.19.3-2 or later
- —upgrade to 2:1.12.4-6+deb7u7 or later
- —upgrade to 2:1.16.4-1+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-10971 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2:1.19.3-2
- from 0, < 2:1.12.4-6+deb7u7
- from 0, < 2:1.16.4-1+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |