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FreeBSD: VID-7274E0CC-575F-41BC-8619-14A41B3C2AD0 (CVE-2017-12186): xorg-server -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-7274E0CC-575F-41BC-8619-14A41B3C2AD0 (CVE-2017-12186): xorg-server -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/12/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/13/2017
Modified
02/26/2023

Description

xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was missing length validation in X-Resource extension allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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-2017-12186
  • USN-3456-1

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