CVE-2023-0494 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-0494 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 27/03/2023 | CVE Updated: 02/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: redhat | Vendor: n/a | Product: xorg-x11-server
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-0494 Description

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This issue occurs due to a dangling pointer in DeepCopyPointerClasses that can be exploited by ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo() and ProcXkbGetDeviceInfo() to read and write into freed memory. This can lead to local privilege elevation on systems where the X server runs privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

Metrics

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

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-416
CWE Name: CWE-416
Source: n/a

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).