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CVE-2023-43787

HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · CWE-122
7.8CVSS HIGH

Summary

A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (2)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.