Vigil@nce - X.Org X Server: buffer overflow via XQueryKeymap
December 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/?langue=2
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: XOrg Bundle not comprehensive.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: administrator access/rights, denial of service on
service, denial of service on client.
Provenance: user shell.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 16/10/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a buffer overflow via XQueryKeymap of
X.Org X Server, in order to trigger a denial of service, and
possibly to run code.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/X-Org-X-Server-buffer-overflow-via-XQueryKeymap-30644