X11 R7.3 procrendercreatecursor numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in X11 R7.3. Impacted is the function procrendercreatecursor. Executing a manipulation can lead to numeric error. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2361. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in X11 R7.3 (Windowing System Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function procrendercreatecursor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the ProcRenderCreateCursor function in the Render extension in the X server 1.4 in X.Org X11R7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified request fields that are used to calculate a glyph buffer size, which triggers a dereference of unmapped memory.

The bug was discovered 06/11/2008. The weakness was shared 06/16/2008 by regenrecht (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2361 since 05/21/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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 (43012), Tenable (33170), SecurityFocus (BID 29665†), OSVDB (46190†) and Secunia (SA30627†). The entries VDB-39448, VDB-42785, VDB-42783 and VDB-42779 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Windowing System Software

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Version

R7.3

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

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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06/17/2008 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: regenrecht
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42784

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X-Force: 43012
SecurityFocus: 29665 - X.Org X Server RENDER Extension 'ProcRenderCreateCursor()' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30627
OSVDB: 46190 - CVE-2008-2361 -X.Org - Xserver - Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020244
Vulnerability Center: 18622 - X.Org Vulnerability Allows Local Attackers to Cause DoS By Sending a Specially-Crafted Request, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-1803

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/11/2019 17:55
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (73), 08/11/2019 17:55 (13)
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