Vulnerability in X.org X Server
CVE-2017-10972
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.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99543 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-10972?
- CVE-2017-10972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in X.org X Server, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-06.
- How severe is CVE-2017-10972?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.