CVE-2008-1377
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 2.0
- 9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.70% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- x/x11
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://ftp.freedesktop.org/pub/xorg/X11R7.3/patches/xorg-xserver-1.4-cve-2008-1377.diff
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=721
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-June/036026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.htmlPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0502.htmlPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0504.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0512.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30627Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30628Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30629Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30630Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30637Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30659Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30664Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30666Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30671
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30715
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30772
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30809
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30843
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31025
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31109
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32099
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32545
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-07.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020247
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.