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CVE-2023-6478

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Date: December 13, 2023

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

7.6

Related Resources (30)

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00008.html

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-6478

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6R63Z6GIWM3YUNZRCGFODUXLW3GY2HD6/

Url: https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0020

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LJDFWDB7EQVZA45XDP7L5WRSRWS6RVRR/

Url: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0003/

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0014

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0015

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7PP47YXKM5ETLCYEF6473R3VFCJ6QT2S/

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0016

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0017

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0018

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6478

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0010

Url: https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576

Url: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFHV5KCQ2SVOD4QMCPZ5HC6YL44L7YJD/

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0009

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0006

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-6478

Severity Score

7.6

Weakness Type (CWE)

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CWE-190

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

Top Fix

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Upgrade to version xorg-server-21.1.10,xwayland-23.2.3

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.6
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

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CVE-2023-6478

Good to know:

Date: December 13, 2023

Language: C

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Related Resources (30)

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