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.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1026-1 | xorg-server security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3905-1 | xorg-server security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-2609 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3362-1 | X.Org X server vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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X.org x Server
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
X.org xorg-server
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X.org x Server
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Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T17:57:56.738Z
Reserved: 2017-07-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-10971
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-07-06T11:29:00.243
Modified: 2025-08-29T13:42:30.557
Link: CVE-2017-10971
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN