HIGH
xorg-x11-server: Stack overflow in the endianness conversion of X Events
Published Jul 6, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.88%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xorg-x11-server
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xorg-x11-server
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-server
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
xorg-x11-server
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | xorg-x11-server | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
4.7 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.88% 0.03877
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03877
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.88% (0.03877) | 89.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.88% (0.03877) | 88.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 2.31% (0.02313) | 84.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 1.22% (0.01223) | 78.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.47% (0.02474) | 83.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.81% (0.05806) | 83.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.47% (0.02474) | 84.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00898) | 82.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 2.62% (0.02616) | 88.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2023 | 2.65% (0.02647) | 88.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 2.66% (0.02659) | 88.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01958) | 86.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02689) | 88.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.49% (0.02489) | 81.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 2.49% (0.02489) | 79.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.42% (0.02422) | 79.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.42% (0.02422) | 58.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 54.99th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 54.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 78.81th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (10)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99546 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10971 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473204 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035283 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=215f894965df5fb0bb45b107d84524e700d2073c x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=8caed4df36b1f802b4992edcfd282cbeeec35d9d x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=ba336b24052122b136486961c82deac76bbde455 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10971
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10971
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99546 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10971 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473204 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035283 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=215f894965df5fb0bb45b107d84524e700d2073c | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=8caed4df36b1f802b4992edcfd282cbeeec35d9d | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=ba336b24052122b136486961c82deac76bbde455 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10971 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10971 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 6, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 6, 2017
Link CVE-2017-10971
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a