National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2012-1699)

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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-1699

Original release date:12/21/2012

Last revised:01/15/2013

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The ProcSetEventMask function in difs/events.c in the xfs font server for X.Org X11R6 through X11R6.6 and XFree86 before 3.3.3 calls the SendErrToClient function with a mask value instead of a pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or obtain potentially sensitive information from memory via a SetEventMask request that triggers an invalid pointer dereference.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:3.6 (LOW) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 4.9

Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Locally exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: MISC

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=842841

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=842841

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_1699_denial_of

Hyperlink:https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_1699_denial_of

External Source: MISC

Name: http://twitter.com/bsdaemon/status/228958599790071809

Hyperlink:http://twitter.com/bsdaemon/status/228958599790071809

External Source: HP

Name: HPSBUX02829

Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135765511704334&w=2