Unchecked Error Condition Affecting xorg-x11-server-source package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-XORGX11SERVERSOURCE-1977197
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Oct 2017

Introduced: 10 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-12183  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-391  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 xorg-x11-server-source.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-x11-server-source package and not the xorg-x11-server-source package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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