THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2010-1166
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-1166

X.Org vulnerability

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
5.4%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
The fbComposite function in fbpict.c in the Render extension in the X server in X.Org X11R7.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, related to an incorrect macro definition.
Affected vendor
X
Affected product
X.Org
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2010-04-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-1166

  • Confirm whether X X.Org is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-1166.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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