CVE-2017-12179
published 2018-01-24CVE-2017-12179: xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was vulnerable to integer overflow in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer functions allowing malicious X client to cause X server to…
PriorityP351critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
4.37%
90.2th percentile
xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was vulnerable to integer overflow in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer functions allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | xorg-server | < xorg-server 2:1.19.5-1 (bookworm) | xorg-server 2:1.19.5-1 (bookworm) |
| the_x.org_foundation | xorg-x11-server | — | — |
| x.org | x_server | < 1.19.5 | 1.19.5 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:1.19.5-1 | 2:1.19.5-1 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:1.19.5-1 | 2:1.19.5-1 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:1.19.5-1 | 2:1.19.5-1 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:1.19.5-1 | 2:1.19.5-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-p644-42g7-jq85: xorg-x11-server before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-12179 [CRITICAL] CWE-190 GHSA-p644-42g7-jq85: xorg-x11-server before 1
xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was vulnerable to integer overflow in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer functions allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
OSV
CVE-2017-12179: xorg-x11-server before 1
osv·2018-01-24·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-12179 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-12179: xorg-x11-server before 1
xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was vulnerable to integer overflow in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer functions allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Ubuntu
X.Org X server vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-10-17
CVE-2017-12176 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 certain
lengths. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or
remotely, could use these issues to crash the server, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
xorg-x11-server: Integer overflow and unvalidated length in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer
vendor_redhat·2017-10-10·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-12179 [CRITICAL] CWE-190 xorg-x11-server: Integer overflow and unvalidated length in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer
xorg-x11-server: Integer overflow and unvalidated length in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer
xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was vulnerable to integer overflow in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer functions allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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-2017-12179: xorg-server - xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was vulnerable to integer overflow in (S)ProcXIBar...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-12179 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-12179: xorg-server - xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was vulnerable to integer overflow in (S)ProcXIBar...
xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was vulnerable to integer overflow in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer functions allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:1.19.5-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2:1.19.5-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:1.19.5-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:1.19.5-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:1.19.5-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12176 CVE-2017-12177 CVE-2017-12178 CVE-2017-12179 CVE-2017-12180 CVE-2017-12181 CVE-2017-12182 CVE-2017-12183 CVE-2017-12184 CVE-2017-12185 CVE-2017-12186 CVE-2017-12187 xorg-x11-server: var
bugzilla·2017-11-03·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-12176 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-12176 CVE-2017-12177 CVE-2017-12178 CVE-2017-12179 CVE-2017-12180 CVE-2017-12181 CVE-2017-12182 CVE-2017-12183 CVE-2017-12184 CVE-2017-12185 CVE-2017-12186 CVE-2017-12187 xorg-x11-server: var
CVE-2017-12176 CVE-2017-12177 CVE-2017-12178 CVE-2017-12179 CVE-2017-12180 CVE-2017-12181 CVE-2017-12182 CVE-2017-12183 CVE-2017-12184 CVE-2017-12185 CVE-2017-12186 CVE-2017-12187 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.
Ple
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12179 xorg-x11-server: Integer overflow and unvalidated length in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer
bugzilla·2017-11-03·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-12179 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-12179 xorg-x11-server: Integer overflow and unvalidated length in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer
CVE-2017-12179 xorg-x11-server: Integer overflow and unvalidated length in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer
Integer overflow vulnerability was found in (S)ProcXIBarrierReleasePointer functions.
Upstream patch:
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=d088e3c1286b548a58e62afdc70bb40981cdb9e8
Discussion:
Acknowledgments:
Name: the Xorg project
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Created xorg-x11-server tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1509258]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509220https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=d088e3c1286b548a58e62afdc70bb40981cdb9e8https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509220https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=d088e3c1286b548a58e62afdc70bb40981cdb9e8https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000
2018-01-24
Published