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FreeBSD: VID-BD92F1AB-690C-11EE-9ED0-001FC69CD6DC (CVE-2023-43787): 11/libX11 multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-BD92F1AB-690C-11EE-9ED0-001FC69CD6DC (CVE-2023-43787): 11/libX11 multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/22/2023
Created
10/13/2023
Added
10/12/2023
Modified
10/19/2023

Description

A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-libx11

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