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CVE-2010-4818
The GLX extension in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly…
High8.5EPSS 5.3%
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- redhat
Description
The GLX extension in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted request that triggers a client swap in glx/glxcmdsswap.c; or (2) a crafted length or (3) a negative value in the screen field in a request to glx/glxcmds.c.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.3% · top 7.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28823 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110923 Re: CVE Request: Missing input sanitation in various X GLX calls (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2011:1359 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2011:1360 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110923 Re: CVE Request: Missing input sanitation in various X GLX calls (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110922 CVE Request: Missing input sanitation in various X GLX calls (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=3f0d3f4d97bce75c1828635c322b6560a45a037f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740954 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=ec9c97c6bf70b523bc500bd3adf62176f1bb33a4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit?id=6c69235a9dfc52e4b4e47630ff4bab1a820eb543 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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