VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-13723

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…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.44%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.44% probability · 38th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: x.org/x server · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/04/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101253Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=94f11ca5cf011ef123bd222cabeaef6f424d76acThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002808.htmlVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/04/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101253Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=94f11ca5cf011ef123bd222cabeaef6f424d76acThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002808.htmlVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.