7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-4008
Xorg X11 Server Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server in versions before 21.1.2 and before 1.20.14. An out-of-bounds access can occur in the SProcRenderCompositeGlyphs function. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 17, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-4008 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 X.org x_server
2 X.org xorg-server
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-4008.

URL Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00035.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003122.html Vendor Advisory
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003124.html Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0004/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5027 Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1547/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00035.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003122.html Vendor Advisory
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003124.html Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0004/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5027 Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1547/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-4008 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-4008 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00035.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/
    Added Reference https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003122.html
    Added Reference https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003124.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0004/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5027
    Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1547/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00035.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00035.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0004/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0004/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0004/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00035.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003122.html No Types Assigned https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003122.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003124.html No Types Assigned https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003124.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5027 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5027 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1547/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1547/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.20.14 *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:21.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:21.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5027 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1547/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.14866

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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