CVE-2023-6478

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2023-6478
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.

7.6 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 4.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886 Vendor Advisory
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 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298 Issue Tracking
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632 Patch
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886 Vendor Advisory
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/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298 Issue Tracking
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632 Patch
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 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0003/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

04 Aug 2025, 21:15

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References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751 -

21 Nov 2024, 08:43

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.6
References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1 -
  • () 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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30 -
  • () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0003/ -
  • () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886 - Vendor Advisory () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0006 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0006 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0009 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0009 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0010 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0010 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0014 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0014 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0015 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0015 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0016 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0016 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0017 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0017 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0018 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0018 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0020 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0020 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478 - Vendor Advisory () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298 - Issue Tracking () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298 - Issue Tracking
References () https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632 - Patch () https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632 - Patch
References () https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html - Vendor Advisory () https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html - Vendor Advisory

16 Sep 2024, 16:15

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  • {'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1', 'tags': ['Mailing List'], 'source': 'secalert@redhat.com'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00008.html', 'tags': ['Mailing List'], 'source': 'secalert@redhat.com'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6R63Z6GIWM3YUNZRCGFODUXLW3GY2HD6/', 'source': 'secalert@redhat.com'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7PP47YXKM5ETLCYEF6473R3VFCJ6QT2S/', 'tags': ['Vendor Advisory'], 'source': 'secalert@redhat.com'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFHV5KCQ2SVOD4QMCPZ5HC6YL44L7YJD/', 'source': 'secalert@redhat.com'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LJDFWDB7EQVZA45XDP7L5WRSRWS6RVRR/', 'tags': ['Vendor Advisory'], 'source': 'secalert@redhat.com'}
  • {'url': 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30', 'source': 'secalert@redhat.com'}
  • {'url': 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0003/', 'source': 'secalert@redhat.com'}
  • {'url': 'https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576', 'tags': ['Vendor Advisory'], 'source': 'secalert@redhat.com'}

22 May 2024, 17:16

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References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996 -

30 Apr 2024, 14:15

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References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170 -

31 Jan 2024, 13:15

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References
  • () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30 -

25 Jan 2024, 14:15

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References
  • () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0003/ -

11 Jan 2024, 04:15

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References
  • () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFHV5KCQ2SVOD4QMCPZ5HC6YL44L7YJD/ -

02 Jan 2024, 15:15

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References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0014 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0017 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0016 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0009 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0015 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0018 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0006 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0020 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0010 -

25 Dec 2023, 04:15

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References
  • () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6R63Z6GIWM3YUNZRCGFODUXLW3GY2HD6/ -

21 Dec 2023, 17:21

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478 - () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632 - () https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632 - Patch
References () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576 - () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00008.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00008.html - Mailing List
References () 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/7PP47YXKM5ETLCYEF6473R3VFCJ6QT2S/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298 - Issue Tracking
References () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LJDFWDB7EQVZA45XDP7L5WRSRWS6RVRR/ - () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LJDFWDB7EQVZA45XDP7L5WRSRWS6RVRR/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html - () https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html - Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1 - Mailing List
First Time Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Debian debian Linux
X.org xwayland
Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
Tigervnc tigervnc
X.org x Server
Debian
Tigervnc
X.org
CWE CWE-190

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References
  • () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7PP47YXKM5ETLCYEF6473R3VFCJ6QT2S/ -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886 -

15 Dec 2023, 03:15

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  • () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LJDFWDB7EQVZA45XDP7L5WRSRWS6RVRR/ -

13 Dec 2023, 15:15

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1 -

13 Dec 2023, 13:35

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References
  • () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576 -

13 Dec 2023, 10:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-12-13 07:15

Updated : 2025-08-04 21:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-6478

Mitre link : CVE-2023-6478

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-6478

JSON object : View

Products Affected

x.org

  • xwayland
  • x_server

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_eus
  • enterprise_linux

debian

  • debian_linux

tigervnc

  • tigervnc
CWE
CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound