CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-1379

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the fbShmPutImage function in the MIT-SHM extension in the X server 1.4 in X.Org X11R7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary process memory via crafted values for a Pixmap width and height.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xorg-serverDebian
Fixed in:2:1.4.1~git20080517-2CVE-2008-1379
Fixed in:2:1.4.1~git20080517-2CVE-2008-1379
Fixed in:2:1.4.1~git20080517-2CVE-2008-1379
Fixed in:2:1.4.1~git20080517-2CVE-2008-1379

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days
69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

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