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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.1

CVE-2005-2495 json

Multiple integer overflows in XFree86 before 4.3.0 allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pixmap image.

published 2005-09-15 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2496

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in XFree86 before 4.3.0 allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pixmap image.

Patch / fix

  • XFree86 RHEL 3 4.3.0-95.EL
  • XFree86-sdk RHEL 3 4.3.0-95.EL
  • XFree86-twm RHEL 3 4.3.0-95.EL
  • XFree86-xdm RHEL 3 4.3.0-95.EL
  • XFree86-xfs RHEL 3 4.3.0-95.EL
  • XFree86-libs RHEL 3 4.3.0-95.EL
  • XFree86-Xvfb RHEL 3 4.3.0-95.EL
  • XFree86-tools RHEL 3 4.3.0-95.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:501RHSA-2005:396

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-2495 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-95.EL, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-95.EL, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:501
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-libs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-libs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:396
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:329
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-95.EL, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:501
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-libs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:396
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:329
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-95.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-95.EL, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:501
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, xorg-x11-libs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.16, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:396
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  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:329

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Exploit prediction

3.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

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Sources

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