VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-43786

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-10-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-400
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-835

Primary references