CVE-2023-43787 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the XCreateImage() function of libX11, affecting various versions of Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges. Rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.8, it requires local access but has low attack complexity and no user interaction. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libx11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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