Is CVE-2017-10972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-10972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-10972?

CVE-2017-10972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-10972?

CVE-2017-10972 has an EPSS score of 2.30% (81th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10972?

Upgrade xorg-server on debian 11 to 2:1.19.3-2 or later. Fixes are available for 7 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-10972

MEDIUMEPSS 81th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.

CWE-665

How to fix

Remediation Available

xorg-serverDebian

Fixed in:2:1.19.3-2CVE-2017-10972

xorg-serverUbuntu

Fixed in:2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.9USN-3362-1

Fixed in:2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3USN-3362-1

xorg-server-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1~16.04.2USN-3362-1

xorg-server-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty2USN-3362-1

xserver-xorg-coreUbuntu

Fixed in:2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.9USN-3362-1

Fixed in:2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3USN-3362-1

xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1~16.04.2USN-3362-1

xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty2USN-3362-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

cgit.freedesktop.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

debian.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.