Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | X.Org X server vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3362-1 | First vendor Publication | 2017-07-24 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2017-07-24 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8 | Authentication | Requires single instance |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the X.Org X server. Software Description: - xorg-server: X.Org X11 server - xorg-server-hwe-16.04: X.Org X11 server - xorg-server-lts-xenial: X.Org X11 server Details: It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness conversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue to crash the server, or possibly execute arbitrary code as an administrator. (CVE-2017-10971) It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness conversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue to possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-10972) Eric Sesterhenn discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly compared MIT cookies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a timing attack and recover the MIT cookie. (CVE-2017-2624) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-hwe-16.04/2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1~16.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-lts-xenial/2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty2 |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3362-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 33 % | CWE-665 | Improper Initialization |
| 33 % | CWE-200 | Information Exposure |
| 33 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-11-27 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-1186.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-30 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201710-30.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-18 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_ab881a74c0164e6d9f7d68c8e7cedafb.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-08-16 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2017-227-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-25 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3362-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-17 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-1026.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-17 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2017-825.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-17 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-1859-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-17 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-1860-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-17 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-1861-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-13 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-1850-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-10 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3905.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-03 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-1741-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-06-27 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-1675-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-06-20 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2017-710.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-04-11 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201704-03.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2019-10-03 09:24:31 |
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| 2017-07-27 00:24:05 |
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| 2017-07-26 13:24:32 |
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| 2017-07-24 21:21:48 |
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