Description
libICE in XFree86 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by specifying a large value which is not properly checked by the SKIP_STRING macro.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Gnome 1.0/1.1 / Group X 11.0 / XFree86 X11R6 3.3.x/4.0 - Denial of Service EDB-20023 · dos · Jun 19, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.xfree86.org/security/
- 1369 vdb-entry
- 20000619 XFree86: libICE DoS mailing-list