CVE-2022-46340 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-46340 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 14/12/2022 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: redhat | Vendor: n/a | Product: xorg-x11-server
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-46340 Description

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs becuase the swap handler for the XTestFakeInput request of the XTest extension may corrupt the stack if GenericEvents with lengths larger than 32 bytes are sent through a the XTestFakeInput request. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions. This issue does not affect systems where client and server use the same byte order.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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CWE Name: stack overflow
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).