CVE-2023-6478 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound in X Server

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or WraparoundCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read15 documents9 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
CNA7.6
EPSS
1.2%
top 21.00%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
X.org Xorg-serverX.org XwaylandX.org X Server+2 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 13
Latest updateMar 13

Description

A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Debianx.org/xorg-server< 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9+3
▶Ubuntux.org/xorg-server< 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm9
▶NVDx.org/x_server< 21.1.10
▶NVDx.org/xwayland< 23.2.3
▶Debianx.org/xwayland< 2:23.2.3-1+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, Enterprise Linux 9.2

Patches

Patch: gitlab.freedesktop.org ↗Patch: gitlab.freedesktop.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

6
OSV
xorg-server vulnerabilities↗2024-03-13
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CVEList
Xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds memory read in rrchangeoutputproperty and rrchangeproviderproperty↗2023-12-13
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GHSA
GHSA-fwrj-5c8f-f8h2: A flaw was found in xorg-server↗2023-12-13
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OSV
CVE-2023-6478: A flaw was found in xorg-server↗2023-12-13
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OSV
xorg-server vulnerabilities↗2023-12-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

8
Ubuntu
X.Org X Server vulnerabilities↗2024-03-13
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BSD
OpenBSD 7.3 Errata 023: SECURITY FIX↗2023-12-14
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BSD
OpenBSD 7.4 Errata 010: SECURITY FIX↗2023-12-14
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Red Hat
xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds memory read in RRChangeOutputProperty and RRChangeProviderProperty↗2023-12-13
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Ubuntu
X.Org X Server vulnerabilities↗2023-12-13
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