CVE-2010-4818

X.Org xserver - Denial of Service and Possible Remote Code Execution via GLX Extension Requests

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The GLX extension in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted request that triggers a client swap in glx/glxcmdsswap.c; or (2) a crafted length or (3) a negative value in the screen field in a request to glx/glxcmds.c.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28823
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/6
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1359.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1360.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/4
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/22/7
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740954

Scores

EPSS 0.0535
EPSS Percentile 91.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
x.org/x.org 1.7.7
Published Sep 05, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026