Description
The ProcRenderAddGlyphs function in the Render extension (render/render.c) in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 and earlier allows local users to read arbitrary memory and possibly cause a denial of service (server crash) via unspecified vectors related to an "input sanitization flaw."
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28801
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/X_advisory2.asc
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/5
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
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/render/render.c?id=5725849a1b427cd4a72b84e57f211edb35838718
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026149
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/22/8
Scores
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
26.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (4)
x/x.org-xserver
1.7
x/x.org-xserver
1.7.6.902
x/x.org-xserver
1.7.7 rc2
x/x.org-xserver
< 1.7.7
Published
Sep 05, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026