CVE-2008-2362

X.org Render extension input validation flaw causing memory corruption

Published Jun 16, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the Render extension in the X server 1.4 in X.Org X11R7.3 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) SProcRenderCreateLinearGradient, (2) SProcRenderCreateRadialGradient, or (3) SProcRenderCreateConicalGradient request with an invalid field specifying the number of bytes to swap in the request data, which triggers heap memory corruption.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1595-1 New xorg-server packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2358 Multiple integer overflows in the Render extension in the X server 1.4 in X.Org X11R7.3 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) SProcRenderCreateLinearGradient, (2) SProcRenderCreateRadialGradient, or (3) SProcRenderCreateConicalGradient request with an invalid field specifying the number of bytes to swap in the request data, which triggers heap memory corruption.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-616-1 X.org vulnerabilities
References
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ftp://ftp.freedesktop.org/pub/xorg/X11R7.3/patches/xorg-xserver-1.4-cve-2008-2362.diff cve-icon cve-icon
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=720 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-June/036026.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0504.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30627 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30630 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30637 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30659 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30664 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30666 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30671 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30715 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30772 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30809 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30843 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31025 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31109 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32099 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-07.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020245 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238686-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-249.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0201 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1595 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-07.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:116 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:179 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493548/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493550/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29670 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-616-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1803 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1833 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1983/references cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2607 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2619 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2362 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11246 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2362 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:58 AM
Reserved
May 21, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 16, 2008, 7:41 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:53 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 11, 2008, 12:00 AM