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CVE-2024-21885

Xorg-x11-server: heap buffer overflow in xisenddevicehierarchyevent

CVSS 7.8 HIGHEPSS 1.4%CWE-122
Vexday Risk Score
21Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 7.8EPSS 1.4%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch referenciado
Lifecycle
28 Feb 2024Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
A flaw was found in X.Org server. In the XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent function, it is possible to exceed the allocated array length when certain new device IDs are added to the xXIHierarchyInfo struct. This can trigger a heap buffer overflow condition, which may lead to an application crash or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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