Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the doImageText function in dix/dixfonts.c in the xorg-server module before 1.14.4 in X.Org X11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ImageText request that triggers memory-allocation failure.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
10/10/2013
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Analysis Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the doImageText function in dix/dixfonts.c in the xorg-server module before 1.14.4 in X.Org X11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ImageText request that triggers memory-allocation failure.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
10/10/2013
Evaluator Description
Per: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1014561
"' A malicious, authorized client could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with root privileges.'
Impact
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
6.5 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.0
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Low
Authentication (AU):
Single
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
2 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/28/2016 2:09:36 PM
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Reference |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62892 [No Types Assigned] |
Initial CVE Analysis -
10/9/2013 8:14:59 PM