CVE-2007-2437 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the X.org X Window System (versions 7.0, 7.1, 7.2) and Xserver (1.3.0 and earlier), specifically within the Xrender extension. Authenticated remote attackers can trigger a daemon crash via a divide-by-zero error by sending crafted values to the XRenderCompositeTrapezoids or XRenderAddTraps functions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5, indicating a medium severity, with an adjacent network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring authentication, and resulting in a complete denial of service. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_window_system:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_window_system:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_window_system:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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