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Full vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2023-43786High confidence

Libx11: stack exhaustion from infinite recursion in putsubimage()

Unknown · Unknown

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

3 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelibx11Vendor fix publishedCanonical reports that a fixed source package version has been published. Repository candidate availability is not checked by BlackTree.2:1.8.6-1ubuntu1Canonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelibxpmVendor fix publishedCanonical reports that a fixed source package version has been published. Repository candidate availability is not checked by BlackTree.1:3.5.12-1.1ubuntu1Canonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivemotifUnder evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2023-48163

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

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.

What

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.

Why

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

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.

Why

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Uncontrolled Resource Consumption → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-400

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
UnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-400
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2024-1248Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Verfügbarkeit und Integrität des Systems zu gefährden

Official advisory
BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2024-1226Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern oder um weitere nicht spezifizierte Angriffe auszuführen.

Official advisory
BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2023-2544X.Org X11: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in X.Org X11 ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0855Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks

VERecord?id=CVE-2023-3610 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3776 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3776 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38408 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38408 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38575 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38575 Référence CVE CVE-2023-39368 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39368 Référence CVE CVE-2023-4004 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4004 Référence CVE CVE-2023-4147 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4147 Référence CVE CVE-2023-43490 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43490 Référence CVE CVE-2023-43785 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43785 Référence CVE CVE-2023-43786 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43786 Référence CVE CVE-2023-43787 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43787 Référence CVE CVE-2023-44431 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44431 Référence CVE CVE-2023-45733 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45733 Référence CVE CVE-2023-45866 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45866 Référence CVE CVE-2023-46103 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46103 Référence CVE CVE-2023-47038 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47038 Référence CVE CVE-2023-48161 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48161 Référence CVE CVE-2023-4911 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=C

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0756Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39810 Référence CVE CVE-2023-4016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4016 Référence CVE CVE-2023-40217 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40217 Référence CVE CVE-2023-4039 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4039 Référence CVE CVE-2023-40403 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40403 Référence CVE CVE-2023-4156 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4156 Référence CVE CVE-2023-42366 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42366 Référence CVE CVE-2023-4320 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4320 Référence CVE CVE-2023-43785 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43785 Référence CVE CVE-2023-43786 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43786 Référence CVE CVE-2023-43787 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43787 Référence CVE CVE-2023-44487 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44487 Référence CVE CVE-2023-4527 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4527 Référence CVE CVE-2023-45288 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45288 Référence CVE CVE-2023-45322 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45322 Référence CVE CVE-2023-45803 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45803 Référence CVE CVE-2023-45853 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45853 Référence CVE CVE-2023-46129 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
< 3.5.17
Fixed
0:1.6.8-8.el8 < *; 0:1.7.0-9.el9 < *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 10 Oct 2023 · Last source change 6 Nov 2025, 22:59 UTC · CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-48163
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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