CVE-2024-0229
X.Org Server Out-of-Bounds Buffer Access Vulnerability
Description
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the X.Org server. This issue can be triggered when a device frozen by a sync grab is reattached to a different master device. This issue may lead to an application crash, local privilege escalation (if the server runs with extended privileges), or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 9, 2024, 7:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 22, 2024, 5:16 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 30, 2024
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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-2024:2995 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 22, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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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 Received by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the X.Org server. This issue can be triggered when a device frozen by a sync grab is reattached to a different master device. This issue may lead to an application crash, local privilege escalation (if the server runs with extended privileges), or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments. Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320 [No types assigned] 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] 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-2024:0621 [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] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0229 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256690 [No types assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-788 Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-0229
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-0229
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} -0.00%
score
0.09593
percentile