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. 7, 2023, 3:40 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-4008
vulnerability.
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products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
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CVE-2021-4008.
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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.
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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]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-4008 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-4008
weaknesses.
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