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


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-XORGX11SERVERCOMMON-1362416
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Oct 2017

Introduced: 10 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-12178  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-391  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 xorg-x11-server-common.

NVD Description

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

xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 had wrong extra length check in ProcXIChangeHierarchy function allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.