Remote Authenticated Denial of Service in X.org X Window System by XRender Extension
CVE-2007-2437

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: X.org
Status: X Window System; Xserver
Vendor: CVE Published:; 2 May 2007

What is CVE-2007-2437?

The XRender extension in X.org X Window System versions 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2, along with Xserver 1.3.0 and earlier, is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability. This flaw enables remote authenticated users to manipulate crafted input values in specific XRender functions, including XRenderCompositeTrapezoids and XRenderAddTraps. When exploited, this vulnerability can trigger a divide-by-zero error, leading to the crashing of the X server daemon, thereby disrupting service and affecting system stability.

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