X11 Xorg OOB Read via X Rendering Ext Cursor Handling
CVE-2025-49175 Published on June 17, 2025

Xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: out-of-bounds read in x rendering extension animated cursors
A flaw was found in the X Rendering extension's handling of animated cursors. If a client provides no cursors, the server assumes at least one is present, leading to an out-of-bounds read and potential crash.

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Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-49175 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Timeline

Reported to Red Hat.

Made public. 14 days later.

Weakness Type

Out-of-bounds Read

The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-49175

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
 
Red Hat Rhel Els
 
Red Hat Rhel Aus
 
Red Hat Rhel Eus Long Life
 
Red Hat Rhel E4s
 
Red Hat Rhel Tus
 
Red Hat Rhel Eus
 

Affected Versions

X.Org xwayland: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.06%
Percentile
18.81%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.