CVE-2024-21885
Published Feb 28, 2024
Last updated 2 months ago
Overview
- Description
- A flaw was found in X.Org server. In the XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent function, it is possible to exceed the allocated array length when certain new device IDs are added to the xXIHierarchyInfo struct. This can trigger a heap buffer overflow condition, which may lead to an application crash or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 7.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
Weaknesses
- secalert@redhat.com
- CWE-122