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FreeBSD: VID-4F8FFB9C-F388-4FBD-B90F-B3131559D888 (CVE-2017-13721): xorg-server -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-4F8FFB9C-F388-4FBD-B90F-B3131559D888 (CVE-2017-13721): xorg-server -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/04/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/13/2017
Modified
02/26/2023

Description

In X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.19.4, an attacker authenticated to an X server with the X shared memory extension enabled can cause aborts of the X server or replace shared memory segments of other X clients in the same session.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-xephyr
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-xorg-dmx
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-xorg-nestserver
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-xorg-server
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-xorg-vfbserver
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-xwayland

References

  • DSA-4000
  • CVE-2017-13721
  • USN-3453-1

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