← Back

CVE-2023-43785

nvd nist
Published: Oct 10, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

JSON object

Loading...
5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to a boundary condition within the _XkbReadKeySyms() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.

Affected (4)

X.org
1 product
Libx11
Redhat
1 product
Enterprise Linux
Fedoraproject
1 product
Fedora
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Libx11
Before 1.8.7
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Version 8.0
Enterprise Linux
Version 9.0
Configuration C
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fedora
Version 38

Related CWEs

CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (10)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Timeline

No history available yet.