The (1) SProcRecordCreateContext and (2) SProcRecordRegisterClients functions in the Record extension and the (3) SProcSecurityGenerateAuthorization function in the Security extension in the X server 1.4 in X.Org X11R7.3 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests with crafted length values that specify an arbitrary number of bytes to be swapped on the heap, which triggers heap corruption.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx X11 | — | Apply OS X security update 2009-001 | Dec 16, 2011 | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sdkUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-randr-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xnest | Dec 1, 2016 | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade xorg-server | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade xorg-server | Dec 10, 2025 | Jun 15, 2008 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade x11-base/xorg-server. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Hpux | — | Apply patch PHSS_37972 from HPApply patch PHSS_34392 from HPApply patch PHSS_38840 from HP | Aug 11, 2017 | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sdkUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-randr-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xnest | Oct 16, 2024 | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-extraUpgrade xorg-x11-XvncUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sdkUpgrade xorg-x11-server | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xserver-xorg-core | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 16, 2008 |
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