CVE-2012-1699
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CVE-2012-1699 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The ProcSetEventMask function in difs/events.c in the xfs font server for X.Org X11R6 through X11R6.6 and XFree86 before 3.3.3 calls the SendErrToClient function with a mask value instead of a pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or obtain potentially sensitive information from memory via a SetEventMask request that triggers an invalid pointer dereference.. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The ProcSetEventMask function in difs/events.c in the xfs font server for X.Org X11R6 through X11R6.6 and XFree86 before 3.3.3 calls the SendErrToClient function with a mask value instead of a pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or obtain potentially sensitive information from memory via a SetEventMask request that triggers an invalid pointer dereference.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| X | X.Org X11 | 6.0 |
| X | X.Org X11 | 6.1 |
| X | X.Org X11 | 6.3 |
| X | X.Org X11 | 6.4 |
| X | X.Org X11 | 6.5.1 |
| X | X.Org X11 | 6.6 |
| Xfree86 | Xfree86 | <= 3.3.2 |
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