CVE-2007-2437 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X Window System 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2, with Xserver 1.3.0 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted values to the (1) XRenderCompositeTrapezoids and (2) XRenderAddTraps functions, which trigger a divide-by-zero error.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.4% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-05-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| x.org | x window system |
| x.org | xserver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | X.Org X Window System Xserver 1.3 - XRender Extension Divide by Zero Denial of Service | 2007-05-01 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/34905
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25121
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102901-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200067-1
- http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0027.jsp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23741
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017984
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1601
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1658
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33976
- http://osvdb.org/34905
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25121
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102901-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200067-1
- http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0027.jsp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23741
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017984
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1601
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1658
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33976
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