8.5
CVSSv2

CVE-2010-4818

Published: 05/09/2012 Updated: 06/09/2012
CVSS v2 Base Score: 8.5 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 6.8
VMScore: 756
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The GLX extension in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted request that triggers a client swap in glx/glxcmdsswap.c; or (2) a crafted length or (3) a negative value in the screen field in a request to glx/glxcmds.c.

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Vendor Advisories

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