VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-43787

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
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:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-122
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-190

Primary references