VDB-252219 · CVE-2023-45924 · Nessus 216817

Freedesktop OpenGL libglvnd bb06db5a glXGetDrawableScreen null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Freedesktop OpenGL libglvnd bb06db5a. Affected by this vulnerability is the function glXGetDrawableScreen. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-45924. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Freedesktop OpenGL libglvnd bb06db5a. This affects the function glXGetDrawableScreen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

libglxproto.c in OpenGL libglvnd bb06db5a was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function glXGetDrawableScreen(). NOTE: this is disputed because there are no common situations in which users require uninterrupted operation with an attacker-controller server.

The weakness was shared 01/26/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-45924. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216817 (Amazon Linux 2023 : libglvnd, libglvnd-core-devel, libglvnd-devel (ALAS2023-2025-861)), 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 (216817). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Freedesktop

Name

OpenGL libglvnd

Version

bb06db5a

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 216817
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2023 : libglvnd, libglvnd-core-devel, libglvnd-devel (ALAS2023-2025-861)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/16/2023 🔍
01/26/2024 +102 days 🔍
01/26/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/26/2025 +397 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitlab.freedesktop.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-45924 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-45924
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252219

Entryinfo

Created: 01/26/2024 19:58
Updated: 02/26/2025 15:39
Changes: 01/26/2024 19:58 (36), 02/20/2024 01:53 (1), 06/26/2024 21:55 (16), 08/03/2024 04:46 (12), 02/26/2025 15:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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