Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Jun 17, 2025 14:39:39 UTC
CVE-2025-49175
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.
Base score6.1/ 10
SeverityMediumCVSS 3.1
Exploitability / impact
CVSS metric breakdown
Base severityMedium
Attack vectorLocalAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Privileges requiredLowPR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeUnchangedS
Confidentiality impactLowC
Integrity impactNoneI
Availability impactHighA
CVSS vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:HCVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.
Record context
CVE Numbering Authorityredhat
Last updatedNov 4, 2026 21:35:38 UTC
PublishedJun 17, 2025 14:39:39 UTC
ReservedJun 3, 2025 05:38:02 UTC
Credits
- Red Hat would like to thank Julian Suleder and Nils Emmerich for reporting this issue.