Stack-based Buffer Overflow in ParseColors in libXm in Common Desktop Environment 1.6

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in ParseColors in libXm in Common Desktop Environment 1.6

CVE-2023-24039 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

A stack-based buffer overflow in ParseColors in libXm in Common Desktop Environment 1.6 can be exploited by local low-privileged users via the dtprintinfo setuid binary to escalate their privileges to root on Solaris 10 systems. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

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