6.5

CVE-2017-10972: x.org x_server Improper Initialization

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-10972DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10972
Published 06-07-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-10972 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Initialization vulnerability in x.org x_server. EPSS estimates a 2.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5
DLA-1026-1DSA-3905-1MGASA-2017-0269SUSE-SU-2017:1850-1SUSE-SU-2017:1859-1SUSE-SU-2017:1860-1

Timeline

  1. 06-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.30% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu3 products
  • xorg-server< 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.9 | < 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3
  • xorg-server-hwe-16.04< 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1~16.04.2
  • xorg-server-lts-xenial< 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty2
Debian1 product
  • xorg-server< 2:1.19.3-2
X.org1 product

3 vendors · 5 products

References

9 links