CVE-2008-1377

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1377
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-06-16 19:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe (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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application X X11 r7.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Gentoo update for nx - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Sun Solaris X Server Extensions Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat update for XFree86 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
NX: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Avaya CMS / IR Solaris X Server Extensions Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Patch
Ubuntu update for xorg-server - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - X Memory Corruption Error in SProcSecurity Functions Lets Local Users and Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:116 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0201 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
USN-616-1: X.org vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Patch
#238686: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Solaris X Server Extensions may lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition or allow Execution of Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2619 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
Fedora update for xorg-x11-server - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: X.org/XFree86 security p af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1595-1 xorg-server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
HP-UX Xserver Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
About the security content of Security Update 2009-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
ftp.freedesktop.org/pub/xorg/X11R7.3/patches/xorg-xserver-1.4-cve-2008-1377.diff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.freedesktop.org
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[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
rPath update for xorg-x11 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.idefense.com
Debian update for xorg-server - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 Security Update 2009-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:115 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Debian update for xorg-server - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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