CVE-2012-1699

xorg-x11: DoS and information leak in xfs prior to X11R6.7

Published Dec 21, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 3.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ProcSetEventMask function in difs/events.c in the xfs font server for X.Org X11R6 through X11R6.6 and XFree86 before 3.3.3 calls the SendErrToClient function with a mask value instead of a pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or obtain potentially sensitive information from memory via a SetEventMask request that triggers an invalid pointer dereference.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1709 The ProcSetEventMask function in difs/events.c in the xfs font server for X.Org X11R6 through X11R6.6 and XFree86 before 3.3.3 calls the SendErrToClient function with a mask value instead of a pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or obtain potentially sensitive information from memory via a SetEventMask request that triggers an invalid pointer dereference.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
oracle
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:08 PM
Reserved
Mar 16, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 21, 2012, 5:46 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:40 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 24, 2012, 12:00 AM