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
First Time appeared X.org x Server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org xorg-server
X.org x Server

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:05:19.958Z

Reserved: 2017-08-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-13723

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-10-10T01:30:21.407

Modified: 2025-08-29T13:42:30.557

Link: CVE-2017-13723

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-10-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-13723 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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