CVE-2007-2437

Description

The X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X Window System 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2, with Xserver 1.3.0 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted values to the (1) XRenderCompositeTrapezoids and (2) XRenderAddTraps functions, which trigger a divide-by-zero error.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.87% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0027.jsp	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1658	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1601	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/34905	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017984	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/25121	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33976	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23741	vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200067-1	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102901-1	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2437?: CVE-2007-2437 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2437?: To fix CVE-2007-2437, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2437 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2437 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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