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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1377

Original release date:06/16/2008
Last revised:03/08/2011
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The (1) SProcRecordCreateContext and (2) SProcRecordRegisterClients functions in the Record extension and the (3) SProcSecurityGenerateAuthorization function in the Security extension in the X server 1.4 in X.Org X11R7.3 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests with crafted length values that specify an arbitrary number of bytes to be swapped on the heap, which triggers heap corruption.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:9.0 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 8.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-616-1
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-616-1
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1595
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1595
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0502
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0502.html
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2008:027
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2619
Hyperlink:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2619
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2607
Hyperlink:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2607
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-3000
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-1983
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1983/references
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-1833
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1833
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-1803
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1803
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080621 rPSA-2008-0201-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493550/100/0/threaded
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080620 rPSA-2008-0200-1 xorg-server
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493548/100/0/threaded
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0503
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0503.html
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:116
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:116
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:115
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:115
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200807-07
Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-07.xml
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0201
Hyperlink:http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0201
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-249.htm
Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-249.htm
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
Hyperlink:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 238686
Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238686-1
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020247
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1020247
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200806-07
Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-07.xml
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33937
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32545
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32545
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32099
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32099
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31109
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31109
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31025
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31025
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30843
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30843
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30809
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30809
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30772
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30772
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30715
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30715
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30671
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30671
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30666
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30666
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30664
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30664
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30659
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30659
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30637
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30637
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30630
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30630
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30629
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30629
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30628
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30628
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30627
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30627
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0512
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0512.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0504
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0504.html
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10109
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10109
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2008:019
Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
External Source: MLIST
Name: [xorg] 20080611 X.Org security advisory june 2008 - Multiple vulnerabilities in X server extensions
Hyperlink:http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-June/036026.html
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-02-12
Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
External Source: IDEFENSE
Name: 20080611 Multiple Vendor X Server Record and Security Extensions Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Hyperlink:http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=721
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02381
Hyperlink:http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02381
Hyperlink:http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: ftp://ftp.freedesktop.org/pub/xorg/X11R7.3/patches/xorg-xserver-1.4-cve-2008-1377.diff
Hyperlink:ftp://ftp.freedesktop.org/pub/xorg/X11R7.3/patches/xorg-xserver-1.4-cve-2008-1377.diff

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10109
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10109

Vulnerable software and versions

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Technical Details

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CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1377