CVE-2017-10971 Memory corruption in n/a
A local user can crash the X Server or execute arbitrary code via a stack overflow in event endianness conversion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-10971?
CVE-2017-10971 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in X.org X Server, published on 6 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the X.Org X server before 2017-06-19, a user authenticated to an X Session could crash or execute code in the context of the X Server by exploiting a stack overflow in the endianness conversion of X Events.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include X.org X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10971?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-10971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10971, GHSA-8jfp-8hq7-6gj5, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10971.