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CRITICAL
CVE-2023-6816
X.Org Server Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in X.Org server. Both DeviceFocusEvent and the XIQueryPointer reply contain a bit for each logical button currently down. Buttons can be arbitrarily mapped to any value up to 255, but the X.Org Server was only allocating space for the device's particular number of buttons, leading to a heap overflow if a bigger value was used.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 18, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6816 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 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 X.org xorg-server
2 X.org xwayland
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-2023-6816.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6816 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257691 Issue Tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6816 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257691 Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0006/

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/1
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6816
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257691
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0006/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/1
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0006/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 29, 2024

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

    May. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0006/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-787
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-119
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/1 Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6816 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6816 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257691 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257691 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/ Mailing List
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.1.11 *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 23.2.4
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/1 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A flaw was found in X.Org server. Both DeviceFocusEvent and the XIQueryPointer reply contain a bit for each logical button currently down. Buttons can be arbitrarily mapped to any value up to 255, but the X.Org Server was only allocating space for the device's particular number of buttons, leading to a heap overflow if a bigger value was used.
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6816 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257691 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-119
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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-2023-6816 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.83 }} 0.05%

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0.81748

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