Vulnerability Details : CVE-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 potentially privileged data from the X server.
Products affected by CVE-2017-10972
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-10972
0.16%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 52 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-10972
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-10972
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The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-10972
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http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3905-1 xorg-server
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99543
X.Org X Server CVE-2017-10972 Information Disclosure VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=05442de962d3dc624f79fc1a00eca3ffc5489ced
xorg/xserver - X server (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver)Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035283
Bug 1035283 – VUL-0: CVE-2017-10971 CVE-2017-10972: xorg-x11-server: various overflows in event processorIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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