Buffer overflow in the X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X server 6.8.0 up to allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated by the (1) XRenderCompositeTriStrip and (2) XRenderCompositeTriFan requests in the rendertest from XCB xcb/xcb-demo, which leads to an incorrect memory allocation due to a typo in an expression that uses a "&" instead of a "*" operator. NOTE: the subject line of the original announcement used an incorrect CVE number for this issue.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.1
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade xorg-server | Jul 30, 2024 | May 2, 2006 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade x11-base/xorg-x11. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 2, 2006 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-devel-32bitUpgrade xorg-x11-devel-64bitUpgrade xorg-x11-devel | Feb 17, 2015 | May 2, 2006 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xserver-xorg | Nov 8, 2024 | May 2, 2006 |
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