VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-43786
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-835
- Affected
- x.org/libx11 · redhat/enterprise linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43786Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242253Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/9
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43786Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242253Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00005.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63IBRFLQVZSMOAZBZOBKFWJP26ILRAGQ/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0006/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.