CVE-2007-2437
The X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X Window System 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2, with Xserver 1.3.0 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted values to the (1) XRenderCompositeTrapezoids and (2)…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.4%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
The X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X Window System 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2, with Xserver 1.3.0 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted values to the (1) XRenderCompositeTrapezoids and (2) XRenderAddTraps functions, which trigger a divide-by-zero error.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.40% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 1 May 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- x.org/x window system · x.org/xserver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/34905
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25121
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102901-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200067-1
- http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0027.jspPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23741
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017984Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1601
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1658
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33976
- http://osvdb.org/34905
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25121
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102901-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200067-1
- http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0027.jspPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23741
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017984Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1601
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1658
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33976
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.