FKIE_CVE-2010-4818

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-09-05 23:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:25
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=3f0d3f4d97bce75c1828635c322b6560a45a037f
secalert@redhat.comhttp://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=6c69235a9dfc52e4b4e47630ff4bab1a820eb543
secalert@redhat.comhttp://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=ec9c97c6bf70b523bc500bd3adf62176f1bb33a4Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1359.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1360.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/22/7
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/4
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/6
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28823
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740954
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=3f0d3f4d97bce75c1828635c322b6560a45a037f
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=6c69235a9dfc52e4b4e47630ff4bab1a820eb543
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=ec9c97c6bf70b523bc500bd3adf62176f1bb33a4Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1359.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1360.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/22/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28823
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740954
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
x.org x.org 1.7.7
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:25:36.277",
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