DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12178

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12178
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12178.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12178
Upstream
Published
2018-01-24T15:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:19Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 had wrong extra length check in ProcXIChangeHierarchy function allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / xorg-server

Package

Name
xorg-server
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.19.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / xorg-server

Package

Name
xorg-server
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.19.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / xorg-server

Package

Name
xorg-server
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.19.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / xorg-server

Package

Name
xorg-server
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.19.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}