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A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted...

High severity Unreviewed Published Dec 13, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 10, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 13, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 13, 2023
Last updated May 10, 2024

Severity

High
7.6
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-6478

GHSA ID

GHSA-fwrj-5c8f-f8h2

Source code

No known source code

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