X.Org 1.7/1.7.6.902/1.7.7 ProcRenderAddGlyphs input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in X.Org 1.7/1.7.6.902/1.7.7 and classified as problematic. Impacted is the function ProcRenderAddGlyphs. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-4819. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in X.Org 1.7/1.7.6.902/1.7.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ProcRenderAddGlyphs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The ProcRenderAddGlyphs function in the Render extension (render/render.c) in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 and earlier allows local users to read arbitrary memory and possibly cause a denial of service (server crash) via unspecified vectors related to an "input sanitization flaw."

The weakness was presented 09/05/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4819 since 08/19/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69572 (Amazon Linux AMI : xorg-x11-server (ALAS-2011-13)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350734 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for xorg-x11-server: ALAS-2011-013).

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 Tenable (69572) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026149†). See VDB-62022 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 69572
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : xorg-x11-server (ALAS-2011-13)
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OpenVAS ID: 881017
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for xorg-x11-server-sdk CESA-2011:1359 centos5 i386
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org

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08/19/2011 🔍
10/06/2011 +48 days 🔍
10/31/2011 +25 days 🔍
09/05/2012 +310 days 🔍
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09/04/2013 +364 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +565 days 🔍
12/13/2021 +2457 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2011:1359
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4819 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4819
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62023

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SecurityTracker: 1026149

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/13/2021 07:43
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 02/20/2019 13:56 (2), 12/13/2021 07:43 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:489:103

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