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    CVE-2023-6478

    A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.

    Published:Dec 13, 2023
    Last Modified:Jun 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 13, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.01631
    CVSS Score:7.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel E4s
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Els
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Tus
    Vendor
    Tigervnc
    Product
    Tigervnc
    Vendor
    X.org
    Product
    X Server
    Vendor
    X.org
    Product
    Xwayland

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    References

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0006
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0009
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0010
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0014
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0015
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0016
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0017
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0018
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0020
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298
    https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632
    https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0006
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0009
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0010
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0014
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0015
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0016
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0017
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0018
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0020
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298
    https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00008.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6R63Z6GIWM3YUNZRCGFODUXLW3GY2HD6/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7PP47YXKM5ETLCYEF6473R3VFCJ6QT2S/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IFHV5KCQ2SVOD4QMCPZ5HC6YL44L7YJD/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LJDFWDB7EQVZA45XDP7L5WRSRWS6RVRR/
    https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0003/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
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