What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-1699?

CVE-2012-1699 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.6 (Low). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Xfree86 CVE-2012-1699

LOW

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-12-21 secalert_us@oracle.com

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Xfree86 X Org X11

3.6

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

3.6 LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 21, 2012 - 05:46 cve.org

LOW 3.6

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: X X.Org X11, Xfree86. Version information: before 3.3.3.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.