xorg-x11-server: Unitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling
Published Jul 6, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.30%
Description
Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02300) | 82.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02300) | 80.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 52.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 50.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 44.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00170) | 52.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 27.69th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99543 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10972 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473205 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=05442de962d3dc624f79fc1a00eca3ffc5489ced x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10972
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10972
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99543 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10972 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473205 | 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=05442de962d3dc624f79fc1a00eca3ffc5489ced | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10972 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10972 |
Change history (0)
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