CVE-2010-4818

Public Exploit

Description

The GLX extension in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted request that triggers a client swap in glx/glxcmdsswap.c; or (2) a crafted length or (3) a negative value in the screen field in a request to glx/glxcmds.c.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.85% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28823
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/6 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1359.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1360.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/4 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/22/7 mailing list
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=3f0d3f4d97bce75c1828635c322b6560a45a037f
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740954
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=ec9c97c6bf70b523bc500bd3adf62176f1bb33a4 patch exploit
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=6c69235a9dfc52e4b4e47630ff4bab1a820eb543

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4818?
CVE-2010-4818 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4818?
To fix CVE-2010-4818, 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-2010-4818 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4818 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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