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CVE-2017-13723
Published: Oct 9, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
101253
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[debian-lts-announce] 20171122 [SECURITY] [DLA 1186-1] xorg-server security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
GLSA-201710-30
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
[oss-security] 20171004 Fwd: X server fixes for CVE-2017-13721 & CVE-2017-13723
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-4000
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
[xorg-announce] 20171004 [ANNOUNCE] xorg-server 1.19.4
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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