CVE-2012-1699 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the X.Org X11R6 and XFree86 font servers, specifically within the ProcSetEventMask function. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted SetEventMask request, leading to a denial of service (crash) or potential information disclosure from memory. With a CVSS score of 3.6, this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access and having a low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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