Xorg-X11-Server Vulnerability: Arbitrary Code Execution via XFree86 VidModeExtension

CVE-2017-12180 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was missing length validation in XFree86 VidModeExtension allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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