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CVE-2012-1699

Published: Dec 21, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
3.6LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

The ProcSetEventMask function in difs/events.c in the xfs font server for X.Org X11R6 through X11R6.6 and XFree86 before 3.3.3 calls the SendErrToClient function with a mask value instead of a pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or obtain potentially sensitive information from memory via a SetEventMask request that triggers an invalid pointer dereference.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

x
oss-project·USaka libx11, x11 libraries, x11, x.org
x.org x11Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
xfree86
oss-projectaka x11perf
xfree86On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19369
oval.cisecurity.org
http://twitter.com/bsdaemon/status/228958599790071809
twitter.com
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_1699_denial_of
blogs.oracle.com
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