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.
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Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:45:00 +0000
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T19:05:19.958Z
Reserved: 2017-08-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-13723

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-10-10T01:30:21.407
Modified: 2025-08-29T13:42:30.557
Link: CVE-2017-13723


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