CVE-2023-6478
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6478
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-6478.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-6478
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2023-12-13T06:27:41.017Z
- Modified
- 2026-05-09T03:33:46.720805Z
- Severity
-
- 7.6 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds memory read in rrchangeoutputproperty and rrchangeproviderproperty
- Details
-
A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.
- Database specific
{ "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/6xxx/CVE-2023-6478.json", "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-190" ], "cna_assigner": "redhat" }- References
-
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00008.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6R63Z6GIWM3YUNZRCGFODUXLW3GY2HD6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7PP47YXKM5ETLCYEF6473R3VFCJ6QT2S/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFHV5KCQ2SVOD4QMCPZ5HC6YL44L7YJD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LJDFWDB7EQVZA45XDP7L5WRSRWS6RVRR/
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0006
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0009
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0010
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0014
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0015
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0016
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0017
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0018
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0020
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/6xxx/CVE-2023-6478.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6478
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0003/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632
Affected packages
Git / gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixedFixedFixed
- Database specific
{ "source": [ "CPE_FIELD", "REFERENCES" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "0" }, { "fixed": "21.1.10" }, { "fixed": "23.2.3" } ], "cpe": [ "cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ] }
Affected versions
Other
DRI-XFree86-4_3_99_12-merge
DRI-trunk-20040613
DRI-trunk-20040721
DRM-1_0_5
DRM-20040613
DRM-20040721
DRM-20050615
DRM-20051017
DRM-2_0_0
Domain-base
Domain-sync1
Domain-sync2
Domain-sync3
Domain-sync4
MODULAR_COPY
PRE_xf86-4_3_0_1
XACE-SELINUX-MERGE
XORG-6_7_99_1
XORG-6_7_99_2
XORG-6_7_99_901
XORG-6_7_99_902
XORG-6_7_99_903
XORG-6_7_99_904
XORG-6_8_0
XORG-6_8_99_1
XORG-6_8_99_10
XORG-6_8_99_11
XORG-6_8_99_12
XORG-6_8_99_13
XORG-6_8_99_14
XORG-6_8_99_15
XORG-6_8_99_16
XORG-6_8_99_2
XORG-6_8_99_3
XORG-6_8_99_4
XORG-6_8_99_5
XORG-6_8_99_6
XORG-6_8_99_7
XORG-6_8_99_8
XORG-6_8_99_9
XORG-6_8_99_900
XORG-6_8_99_901
XORG-6_8_99_902
XORG-6_8_99_903
XORG-6_99_99_900
XORG-6_99_99_901
XORG-6_99_99_902
XORG-6_99_99_903
XORG-6_99_99_904
XORG-7_0
XORG-7_0_99_901
XORG-MAIN
add-Xi
ah-20021030
ah-20021030-postdri
before-mesa-4_0-import
dhd-20010328
dhd-20010817
dhd-20020916
dri-0-1-branchpoint
dri-20020129-merge
dri-20020222-merge
kdrive-initial-import
keithp
lg3d-base
pre-R651-import
pre-xgldrop-merge
sco_port_update-base
xf-3_9_16Z
xf-3_9_16Za
xf-3_9_16d
xf-3_9_16e
xf-3_9_16f
xf-3_9_17
xf-3_9_17Z
xf-3_9_17a
xf-3_9_17b
xf-3_9_17c
xf-3_9_17d
xf-3_9_17e
xf-3_9_17f
xf-3_9_18
xf-3_9_18Z
xf-3_9_18Za
xf-3_9_18a
xf-3_9_18b
xf-4_0
xf-4_0-bindist
xf-4_0Z
xf-4_0_1
xf-4_0_1-bindist
xf-4_0_1Z
xf-4_0_1Za
xf-4_0_1Zb
xf-4_0_1Zc
xf-4_0_1a
xf-4_0_1b
xf-4_0_1c
xf-4_0_1d
xf-4_0_1e
xf-4_0_1f
xf-4_0_1g
xf-4_0_1h
xf-4_0_2
xf-4_0_2-bindist
xf-4_0_99_1
xf-4_0_99_2
xf-4_0_99_3
xf-4_0_99_900
xf-4_0a
xf-4_0b
xf-4_0c
xf-4_0d
xf-4_0e
xf-4_0f
xf-4_0g
xf-4_1_99_1
xf-4_1_99_2
xf-4_1_99_3
xf-4_1_99_4
xf-4_1_99_5
xf-4_1_99_6
xf-4_1_99_7
xf-4_2-bp
xf-4_2_0
xf-4_2_0-bindist
xf-4_2_0-bindist-1
xf-4_2_0_1
xf-4_2_1
xf-4_2_1_1
xf-4_2_99_1
xf-4_2_99_2
xf-4_2_99_3
xf-4_2_99_4
xf-4_2_99_901
xf-4_2_99_902
xf-4_3_0
xf-4_3_0_1
xf-4_3_99_1
xf-4_3_99_2
xf-4_3_99_3
xf-4_3_99_4
xf-4_3_99_5
xf-4_3_99_6
xf86-012804-2330
xf86-4_3_0_1
xf86-4_3_99_16
xf86-4_3_99_901
xf86-4_3_99_902
xf86-4_3_99_903
xf86-4_3_99_903_special
xf86-4_4_0
xf86-4_4_99_1
xfixes_2_branchpoint
xorg-server-0_99_1
xorg-server-1_0_99_1
xorg-server-1_0_99_2
xorg-server-1_0_99_901
xorg-server-1_1_99_1
xorg-server-1_1_99_2
xorg-server-1.*
xorg-server-1.1.99.3
xorg-server-1.10.0
xorg-server-1.10.99.901
xorg-server-1.10.99.902
xorg-server-1.11.0
xorg-server-1.11.99.1
xorg-server-1.11.99.901
xorg-server-1.11.99.902
xorg-server-1.11.99.903
xorg-server-1.12.0
xorg-server-1.12.99.901
xorg-server-1.12.99.902
xorg-server-1.12.99.903
xorg-server-1.12.99.904
xorg-server-1.12.99.905
xorg-server-1.13.0
xorg-server-1.13.99.901
xorg-server-1.13.99.902
xorg-server-1.14.0
xorg-server-1.14.99.1
xorg-server-1.14.99.2
xorg-server-1.14.99.3
xorg-server-1.14.99.901
xorg-server-1.14.99.902
xorg-server-1.14.99.903
xorg-server-1.14.99.904
xorg-server-1.14.99.905
xorg-server-1.15.0
xorg-server-1.15.99.901
xorg-server-1.15.99.902
xorg-server-1.15.99.903
xorg-server-1.15.99.904
xorg-server-1.16.0
xorg-server-1.16.99.901
xorg-server-1.16.99.902
xorg-server-1.17.0
xorg-server-1.17.99.901
xorg-server-1.17.99.902
xorg-server-1.18.0
xorg-server-1.18.99.2
xorg-server-1.18.99.901
xorg-server-1.18.99.902
xorg-server-1.19.0
xorg-server-1.19.99.901
xorg-server-1.19.99.902
xorg-server-1.19.99.903
xorg-server-1.19.99.904
xorg-server-1.19.99.905
xorg-server-1.20.0
xorg-server-1.5.99.1
xorg-server-1.6.99.900
xorg-server-1.6.99.901
xorg-server-1.7.99.1
xorg-server-1.7.99.2
xorg-server-1.7.99.901
xorg-server-1.7.99.902
xorg-server-1.8.0
xorg-server-1.8.99.901
xorg-server-1.8.99.902
xorg-server-1.8.99.903
xorg-server-1.8.99.904
xorg-server-1.8.99.905
xorg-server-1.8.99.906
xorg-server-1.9.0
xorg-server-1.9.99.901
xorg-server-1.9.99.902
xorg-server-1.9.99.903
xorg-server-21.*
xorg-server-21.0.99.1
xorg-server-21.0.99.901
xorg-server-21.0.99.902
xorg-server-21.1.0
xorg-server-21.1.1
xorg-server-21.1.2
xorg-server-21.1.3
xorg-server-21.1.4
xorg-server-21.1.5
xorg-server-21.1.6
xorg-server-21.1.7
xorg-server-21.1.8
xorg-server-21.1.9
xwayland-23.*
xwayland-23.1.99.901
xwayland-23.1.99.902
xwayland-23.2.0
xwayland-23.2.1
xwayland-23.2.2
Database specific
source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-6478.json"
vanir_signatures_modified
"2026-05-09T03:33:46Z"
vanir_signatures
[
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"target": {
"file": "randr/rrproperty.c"
},
"source": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver@14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632",
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