X.Org libX11 denial of service | CVE-2023-43786

NAME
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X.Org libX11 denial of service

Platforms Affected:
X.Org libX11 1.8.6

Risk Level:
5.5

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Denial of Service

DESCRIPTION
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X.Org libX11 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack exhaustion from infinite recursion in the PutSubImage() function. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted content, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
None

User Interaction:
Required

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local



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