vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-10971)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jul 6, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 6, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
In the X.Org X server on v.1.19.3, 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.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-10971
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-10971
- URL-http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99546
- URL-https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035283
- URL-https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=215f894965df5fb0bb45b107d84524e700d2073c
- URL-https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=8caed4df36b1f802b4992edcfd282cbeeec35d9d
- URL-https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=ba336b24052122b136486961c82deac76bbde455
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201708-11
- CWE-119
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