Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-4818
CVE-2010-4818
Description
The GLX extension in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted request that triggers a client swap in glx/glxcmdsswap.c; or (2) a crafted length or (3) a negative value in the screen field in a request to glx/glxcmds.c.
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References
10- cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commitnvdExploitPatch
- cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commitnvd
- cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commitnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1359.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1360.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/22/7nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/4nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/23/6nvd
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cginvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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