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TI-2023-09821 Aliases CVE-2023-24039GHSA-2v9m-mhmr-2xcw

A stack-based buffer overflow in ParseColors in libXm in Common Desktop Environment 1.6…

Priority HIGH 69CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow in ParseColors in libXm in Common Desktop Environment 1.6 can be exploited by local low-privileged users via the dtprintinfo setuid binary to escalate their privileges to root on Solaris 10 systems. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00467 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

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:opengroup:common_desktop_environment:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableOpengroup
  • cpe:2.3:a:opengroup:common_desktop_environment:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Opengroup

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-24039
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2v9m-mhmr-2xcw

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

  • TI-2023-09822 dtprintinfo in Common Desktop Environment 1.6 has a bug in the parser of lpstat (an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

Sources

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