CVE-2010-4818

Published: Sep 5, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20

8.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:SAuthentication

Single

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

x.org

oss-project·US

x.orgOn-premOS

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

Red Hat Inc.

commercial·USaka red hat

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28823

bugs.freedesktop.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/6

openwall.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1359.html

rhn.redhat.com

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