CVE-2017-10972
published 2017-07-06CVE-2017-10972: Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access…
PriorityP336medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
2.30%
81.5th percentile
Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | xorg-server | < xorg-server 2:1.19.3-2 (bookworm) | xorg-server 2:1.19.3-2 (bookworm) |
| x.org | x_server | <= 1.19.3 | — |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:1.19.3-2 | 2:1.19.3-2 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:1.19.3-2 | 2:1.19.3-2 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:1.19.3-2 | 2:1.19.3-2 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:1.19.3-2 | 2:1.19.3-2 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.9 | 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.9 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3 | 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.8HIGH
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-2fw8-6c95-mmp8: Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-10972 [MEDIUM] CWE-665 GHSA-2fw8-6c95-mmp8: Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X
Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.
OSV
xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
osv·2017-07-24·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-10971 [HIGH] xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness
conversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server,
either locally or remotely, could use this issue to crash the server, or
possibly execute arbitrary code as an administrator. (CVE-2017-10971)
It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness
conversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server,
either locally or remotely, could use this issue to possibly obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2017-10972)
Eric Sesterhenn discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly compared
MIT cookies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a timing
attack and recover the MIT
OSV
CVE-2017-10972: Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X
osv·2017-07-06·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-10972 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-10972: Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X
Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.
Ubuntu
X.Org X server vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-07-24·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-10971 [HIGH] X.Org X server vulnerabilities
Title: X.Org X server vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the X.Org X server.
It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness
conversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server,
either locally or remotely, could use this issue to crash the server, or
possibly execute arbitrary code as an administrator. (CVE-2017-10971)
It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness
conversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server,
either locally or remotely, could use this issue to possibly obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2017-10972)
Eric Sesterhenn discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly compared
MIT cookies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a ti
Red Hat
xorg-x11-server: Unitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling
vendor_redhat·2017-06-19·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-10972 [MEDIUM] xorg-x11-server: Unitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling
xorg-x11-server: Unitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling
Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.
Package: xorg-x11-server (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: xorg-x11-server (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: xorg-x11-server (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: xorg-x11-server (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2017-10972: xorg-server - Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org ...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-10972 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-10972: xorg-server - Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org ...
Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:1.19.3-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2:1.19.3-2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:1.19.3-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:1.19.3-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:1.19.3-2)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-10972 xorg-x11-server: Unitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling
bugzilla·2017-07-20·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-10972 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-10972 xorg-x11-server: Unitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling
CVE-2017-10972 xorg-x11-server: Unitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling
Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Serverallowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.
Upstream patch:
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=05442de962d3dc624f79fc1a00eca3ffc5489ced
References:
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035283
Discussion:
Created xorg-x11-server tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1473206]
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-10971 CVE-2017-10972 xorg-x11-server: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-07-20·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-10971 [HIGH] CVE-2017-10971 CVE-2017-10972 xorg-x11-server: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-10971 CVE-2017-10972 xorg-x11-server: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99543https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035283https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=05442de962d3dc624f79fc1a00eca3ffc5489cedhttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99543https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035283https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=05442de962d3dc624f79fc1a00eca3ffc5489ced
2017-07-06
Published