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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0688 · published 20 October 2004

CVE-2004-0688: X.org x11r6 vulnerability

XX.Org · X11r6

Multiple integer overflows in (1) the xpmParseColors function in parse.c, (2) XpmCreateImageFromXpmImage, (3) CreateXImage, (4) ParsePixels, and (5) ParseAndPutPixels for libXpm before 6.8.1 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed XPM image file.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.2% · top 5.9%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
7.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
46References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple integer overflows in (1) the xpmParseColors function in parse.c, (2) XpmCreateImageFromXpmImage, (3) CreateXImage, (4) ParsePixels, and (5) ParseAndPutPixels for libXpm before 6.8.1 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed XPM image file.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000924
http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R6.8.0/patches/README.xorg-CAN-2004-0687-0688.patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00001.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109530851323415&w=2
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-003.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/20235
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57653-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-560
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-34.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-07.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/537878 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:098
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00001.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-004.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434715/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11196 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-136A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1914
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17416
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11796
https://usn.ubuntu.com/27-1/
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000924
http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R6.8.0/patches/README.xorg-CAN-2004-0687-0688.patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00001.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109530851323415&w=2
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-003.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/20235
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57653-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-560
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-34.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-07.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/537878 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:098
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00001.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-004.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434715/100/0/threaded

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