Resource exhaustion in X.org Libx11
CVE-2023-43786
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- X.org Libx11
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:1.6.8-8.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:1.7.0-9.el9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43786 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-43786?
- CVE-2023-43786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in X.org Libx11, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-43786?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-43786 known to be exploited?
- 17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.