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CVE-2023-43787
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function.
Impact
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| X.Org | Libx11 | before 1.8.7 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Version 38 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43787
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242254
- 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-2023-43787
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242254
- https://jfrog.com/blog/xorg-libx11-vulns-cve-2023-43786-cve-2023-43787-part-two/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00005.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0006/