CVE-2023-43787
Libx11: integer overflow in xcreateimage() leading to a heap overflow
02 Description
Libx11: integer overflow in xcreateimage() leading to a heap overflow
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 40.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-10-10 12:26Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-06 22:59Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-09-22
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 01504d6ba19d7bb036bc66af8e8e54fb98363a9fcb6f4b2a81ca3bee7650ef2f
05 Affected products
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:2145https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:2973https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43787
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2242254https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242254
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/9
- jfrog.comhttps://jfrog.com/blog/xorg-libx11-vulns-cve-2023-43786-cve-2023-43787-part-two/
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0006/
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00005.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- libX11 Fixed in 1.6.8-8.el8
- libX11-common Fixed in 1.6.8-8.el8
- libX11-devel Fixed in 1.6.8-8.el8
- libX11-xcb Fixed in 1.6.8-8.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- libX11 Fixed in 1.7.0-9.el9
- libX11-common Fixed in 1.7.0-9.el9
- libX11-devel Fixed in 1.7.0-9.el9
- libX11-xcb Fixed in 1.7.0-9.el9
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- libX11 Fixed in 1.6.8-8.el8
- libX11-common Fixed in 1.6.8-8.el8
- libX11-devel Fixed in 1.6.8-8.el8
- libX11-xcb Fixed in 1.6.8-8.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- libX11 Fixed in 1.7.0-9.el9
- libX11-common Fixed in 1.7.0-9.el9
- libX11-devel Fixed in 1.7.0-9.el9
- libX11-xcb Fixed in 1.7.0-9.el9
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- libx11 Fixed in 2:1.8.4-2+deb12u2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libx11 Fixed in 2:1.8.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libx11 Fixed in 2:1.8.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- motif No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- motif No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- motif No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- libx11 Fixed in 2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.6
- libxpm Fixed in 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2
- motif No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- libx11 Fixed in 2:1.7.5-1ubuntu0.3
- libxpm Fixed in 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2
- motif No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- libx11 Fixed in 2:1.8.6-1ubuntu1
- libxpm Fixed in 1:3.5.12-1.1ubuntu1
- motif No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- motif No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- motif No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- motif No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libx11 Fixed in 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm5Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- libxpm Fixed in 1:3.5.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- libx11 Fixed in 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2+esm4Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- libxpm Fixed in 1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- libx11 Fixed in 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.4+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- libxpm Fixed in 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.