---
id: CVE-2023-6478
title: A flaw was found in xorg-server
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to
  RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer
  overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.
severity: high
cvss: 7.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-190
  - CWE-190
vendor: x.org
product: x_server
affected:
  - x_server < 21.1.10
  - xwayland < 23.2.3
  - enterprise_linux_eus = 9.2
  - debian_linux = 10.0
  - debian_linux = 11.0
  - debian_linux = 12.0
  - tigervnc
patched:
  - x_server 21.1.10
  - xwayland 23.2.3
published: '2023-12-13'
updated: '2026-06-23'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6478'
references:
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    label: secalert@redhat.com
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    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632
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    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0003/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01617
epssPercentile: 0.75001
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:33.949Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.

## Affected

- `x_server < 21.1.10`
- `xwayland < 23.2.3`
- `enterprise_linux_eus = 9.2`
- `debian_linux = 10.0`
- `debian_linux = 11.0`
- `debian_linux = 12.0`
- `tigervnc`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `x_server 21.1.10`
- `xwayland 23.2.3`
