Integer overflow in the AllocateGlyph function in the Render extension in the X server 1.4 in X.Org X11R7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified request fields that are used to calculate a heap buffer size, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sdkUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-randr-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xorg | 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 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-randr-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sdkUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xorg | Oct 16, 2024 | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-serverUpgrade xorg-x11-server-extraUpgrade xorg-x11-XvncUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sdk | Feb 17, 2015 | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xserver-xorg-core | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 16, 2008 |
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