X11 R7.3 allocateglyph numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in X11 R7.3. This issue affects the function allocateglyph. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2360. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in X11 R7.3 (Windowing System Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function allocateglyph. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the AllocateGlyph function in the Render extension in the X server 1.4 in X.Org X11R7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified request fields that are used to calculate a heap buffer size, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 06/11/2008. The weakness was presented 06/16/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2360 since 05/21/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33170 (CentOS 3 : XFree86 (CESA-2008:0502)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165688 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update X.org/XFree86 Security Problems (SUSE-SA:2008:027)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43009), Tenable (33170), SecurityFocus (BID 29665†), OSVDB (46189†) and Secunia (SA30627†). See VDB-39448, VDB-42785, VDB-42784 and VDB-42779 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33170
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : XFree86 (CESA-2008:0502)
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OpenVAS ID: 61171
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1595-1 (xorg-server)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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03/16/2015 +2463 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2360 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2360
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42783

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X-Force: 43009
SecurityFocus: 29665
Secunia: 30627
OSVDB: 46189 - CVE-2008-2360 - X.Org - X11 - Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020243
Vulnerability Center: 18621 - X.Org Heap Buffer Overflow Allows Local Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code or to Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1803

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/01/2021 09:32
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (68), 08/11/2019 17:48 (14), 08/01/2021 09:32 (4)
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