CVE-2024-9632

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9632
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-9632.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-9632
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Published
2024-10-30T07:42:35.320Z
Modified
2026-05-15T04:12:38.544039685Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability
Details

A flaw was found in the X.org server. Due to improperly tracked allocation size in _XkbSetCompatMap, a local attacker may be able to trigger a buffer overflow condition via a specially crafted payload, leading to denial of service or local privilege escalation in distributions where the X.org server is run with root privileges.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-122"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/9xxx/CVE-2024-9632.json",
    "cna_assigner": "redhat"
}
References

Affected packages