VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-12181
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability4.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-01-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was missing length validation in XFree86 DGA extension allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
- CWE-391: Unchecked Error Condition
Primary references
- secalert@redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secalert@redhat.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory