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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2007-2437 EUVD-2007-2432GHSA-j82p-p2jg-jj2f

The X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X Window System 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2, with Xserver 1.3.0 and earlier, allows remote authenticated us…

Published May 2, 2007 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: xorg-server Ecosystem: Debian

Description

The X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X Window System 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2, with Xserver 1.3.0 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted values to the (1) XRenderCompositeTrapezoids and (2) XRenderAddTraps functions, which trigger a divide-by-zero error.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 xorg-server 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-4 —
Debian 13 xorg-server 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-4 —
Debian 12 xorg-server 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-4 —

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.

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Exploit-DB 1

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