CVEvulnerability
CVE-2019-17624
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2019-10-16
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
Description
"" In X.Org X Server 1.20.4, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function XQueryKeymap. For example, by sending ct.c_char 1000 times, an attacker can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact. Note: It is disputed if the X.Org X Server is involved or if there is a stack overflow.
Affected configurations
• x.org x server (<= 1.20.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154868/X.Org-X-Server-1.20.4-Local-Stack-Overflow.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47507 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.x.org/releases/individual/xserver/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154868/X.Org-X-Server-1.20.4-Local-Stack-Overflow.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47507 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.x.org/releases/individual/xserver/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory