CVE-2023-43786
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-43786
To remediate CVE-2023-43786, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libx11—upgrade to 1.8.7-r0 or later
- Debian/libx11—upgrade to 2:1.7.2-1+deb11u2 or later
Is CVE-2023-43786 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.8.7-r0
- from 0, < 2:1.7.2-1+deb11u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |