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    CVE-2022-46344

    A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the XIChangeProperty request has a length-validation issues, resulting in out-of-bounds memory reads and potential information disclosure. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

    Published:Dec 14, 2022
    Last Modified:Feb 13, 2025
    EPS:Dec 14, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00813
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    X.org
    Product
    X Server

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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    References

    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46344
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151760
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5NELB7YDWRABYYBG4UPTHRBDTKJRV5M2/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DXDF2O5PPLE3SVAJJYUOSAD5QZ4TWQ2G/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z67QC4C3I2FI2WRFIUPEHKC36J362MLA/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
    https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5304
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46344
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151760
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5NELB7YDWRABYYBG4UPTHRBDTKJRV5M2/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DXDF2O5PPLE3SVAJJYUOSAD5QZ4TWQ2G/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z67QC4C3I2FI2WRFIUPEHKC36J362MLA/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
    https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5304

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High