CVE-2017-12183 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2017-12183

xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was missing length validation in XFIXES extension...

Vulnerability Description

xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was missing length validation in XFIXES extension allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

The X.Org Foundation

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Affected Software

xorg-x11-server
Vulnerable Versions:
before 1.19.5

Timeline

Official Publish: January 24th, 2018
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-391

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.