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TI-2008-02265 Aliases CVE-2008-2361GHSA-gvwx-pmvm-v23g

Integer overflow in the ProcRenderCreateCursor function in the Render extension in the X…

Priority LOW 33CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer overflow in the ProcRenderCreateCursor function in the Render extension in the X server 1.4 in X.Org X11R7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified request fields that are used to calculate a glyph buffer size, which triggers a dereference of unmapped memory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01641 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xorg:x11:r7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r7.3VulnerableXorg
  • cpe:2.3:a:xorg:x11:r7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r7.3 Vulnerable ·Xorg

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0504 Released 2008-06-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    xorg-x11-server security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-48.41.el5_2.1, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.41.el5_2.1, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.41.el5_2.1.i386 +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-48.41.el5_2.1, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.41.el5_2.1, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.41.el5_2.1.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-48.41.el5_2.1, xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.41.el5_2.1, xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.41.el5_2.1.i386
  • RHSA-2008:0502 Released 2008-06-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    XFree86 security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-128.EL, XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-128.EL.i386, XFree86-4.3.0-128.EL +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-128.EL, XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-128.EL.i386, XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-128.EL.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-128.EL, XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-128.EL.i386, XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-128.EL.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-128.EL, XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-128.EL.i386, XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-128.EL.ia64 +47
  • RHSA-2008:0503 Released 2008-06-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    xorg-x11 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4, xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4.i386, xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4, xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4.i386, xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4 +33
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4, xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4.i386, xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4, xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4.i386, xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.4.ia64 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0502
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0504
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0502
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0503
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0504
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0504
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0503
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0502
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0503
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0502
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0503

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2361
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gvwx-pmvm-v23g

References

Advisory 15

Other 10

Sources

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