MIT-SCREEN-SAVER Vulnerability in xorg-x11-server Affects Debian
CVE-2017-12185

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Debian
Status
Debian Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 January 2018

What is CVE-2017-12185?

The xorg-x11-server prior to version 1.19.5 contains a vulnerability in the MIT-SCREEN-SAVER extension that lacks proper length validation. This oversight allows a malicious X client to potentially crash the X server or execute arbitrary code, posing security risks for systems relying on this software.

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References

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg0...
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=cad5...
x_refsource_CONFIRM

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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