X.Org X11 1.11 Format String Vulnerability in LogVHdrMessageVerb Function

CVE-2012-2118 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Format string vulnerability in the LogVHdrMessageVerb function in os/log.c in X.Org X11 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an input device name.

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