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FreeBSD: VID-AB881A74-C016-4E6D-9F7D-68C8E7CEDAFB (CVE-2017-10971): xorg-server -- Multiple Issues

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FreeBSD: VID-AB881A74-C016-4E6D-9F7D-68C8E7CEDAFB (CVE-2017-10971): xorg-server -- Multiple Issues

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/06/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/17/2017
Modified
05/22/2018

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.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-xorg-server

References

  • DSA-3905
  • 99546
  • CVE-2017-10971
  • USN-3362-1

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