Out-of-bounds Write Affecting tigervnc-icons package, versions <0:1.8.0-28.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
15.99% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-TIGERVNCICONS-6124325
  • published13 Dec 2023
  • disclosed13 Dec 2023

Introduced: 13 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6377  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 tigervnc-icons to version 0:1.8.0-28.el7_9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tigervnc-icons package and not the tigervnc-icons package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB button actions such as moving from a touchpad to a mouse can result in out-of-bounds memory reads and writes. This may allow local privilege escalation or possible remote code execution in cases where X11 forwarding is involved.

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