CVE-2023-43787

High

Description

A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductX.org Libx11
PublishedOct 10, 2023
First seenOct 10, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-122CWE-122

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
x.org libx11v < 1.8.71.8.7
redhat enterprise_linux8.0, 9.0—
fedoraproject fedora38—

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