Buffer overflow in Debian Linux - CVE-2017-13723
Published: October 10, 2017 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33523
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13723
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
In X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.19.4, a local attacker authenticated to the X server could overflow a global buffer, causing crashes of the X server or potentially other problems by injecting large or malformed XKB related atoms and accessing them via xkbcomp.
Affected software
Debian Linux
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
xorg-server (Alpine package)
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
xorg-server (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-13723
Install update from vendor's website.
xorg-server (Alpine package) - update to 1.19.5-r0
External References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/04/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101253
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=94f11ca5cf011ef123bd222cabeaef6f424d76ac
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002808.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30