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CVE-2023-6478

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Description

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-12-13

Updated: 2024-09-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02405

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