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CVE-2017-10971

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 3.88% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-07-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2017-10971
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.88%

Original NVD Description

In the X.Org X server before 2017-06-19, a user authenticated to an X Session could crash or execute code in the context of the X Server by exploiting a stack overflow in the endianness conversion of X Events.

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