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CVE-2010-4819 Detail

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."


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Hyperlink Resource
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/X_advisory2.asc
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/render/render.c?id=5725849a1b427cd4a72b84e57f211edb35838718
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1359.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1360.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026149
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/22/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/5
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28801

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-4819
NVD Published Date:
09/05/2012
NVD Last Modified:
09/13/2012
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.