X.Org X11 Server XIPassiveUngrab Request out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in X.Org X11 Server. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component XIPassiveUngrab Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-46341. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.Org X11 Server (Windowing System Software) (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component XIPassiveUngrab Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the XIPassiveUngrab request accesses out-of-bounds memory when invoked with a high keycode or button code. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

The weakness was presented 12/15/2022. The advisory is available at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-46341 since 11/30/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211333 (Fedora 37 : xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (2022-721a78b7e5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211333). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 211333
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (2022-721a78b7e5)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/30/2022 🔍
12/15/2022 +15 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: x.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2022-721a78b7e5
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-46341 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46341
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215858

Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2022 09:58
Updated: 11/15/2024 13:40
Changes: 12/15/2022 09:58 (38), 01/12/2023 21:53 (1), 01/12/2023 22:01 (11), 11/15/2024 13:40 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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