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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/04/10 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101253 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=94f11ca5cf011ef123bd222cabeaef6f424d76ac | Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html | |
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002808.html | Vendor Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30 | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
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Information
Published : 2017-10-10 01:30
Updated : 2024-02-04 19:29
NVD link : CVE-2017-13723
Mitre link : CVE-2017-13723
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-13723
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
x.org
- xorg-server
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer