Medium severity · published Oct 17, 2022
CVE-2022-3553
X.org Server xquartz X11Controller.m denial of service
6.5
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in X.org Server. This affects an unknown part of the file hw/xquartz/X11Controller.m of the component xquartz. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211053 was assigned to this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Server · X.org
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
XS
X Server · X.org
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3553
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3553
Mailing List
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=dfd057996b26420309c324ec844a5ba6dd07eda3
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.211053
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