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CVE-2023-6478

HIGH
7.6CVSS
Published: 2023-12-13
Updated: 2025-08-04
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Description

A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
low
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
low
Availability
low
Weaknesses
CWE-190CWE-190

Metadata

Primary Vendor
X.ORG
Published
12/13/2023
Last Modified
8/4/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

x.org : x_serverx.org : xwaylandredhat : enterprise_linux_eusdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxtigervnc : tigervnc

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