Description
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
Published: 2023-10-10
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3602-1 libx11 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3603-1 libxpm security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5517-1 libx11 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-48163 A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6407-1 libx11 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6407-2 libx11 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6408-1 libXpm vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6408-2 libXpm vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00056}

epss

{'score': 0.00058}


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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Fedoraproject Fedora
Redhat Enterprise Linux
X.org Libx11
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-06T22:59:38.283Z

Reserved: 2023-09-22T09:52:31.108Z

Link: CVE-2023-43786

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:25:13.867Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-10T13:15:22.023

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:17:07.390

Link: CVE-2023-43786

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-10-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-43786 - Bugzilla

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