CVE-2023-43787
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
0 < 1.8.7 | affected | ||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 0:1.6.8-8.el8 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:1.7.0-9.el9 < * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/9
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43787
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242254
- https://jfrog.com/blog/xorg-libx11-vulns-cve-2023-43786-cve-2023-43787-part-two/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0006/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00005.html
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43787
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242254
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