The ProcRenderAddGlyphs function in the Render extension (render/render.c) in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 and earlier allows local users to read arbitrary memory and possibly cause a denial of service (server crash) via unspecified vectors related to an "input sanitization flaw."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-4819 is rated Low Risk (21.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-17 | 0.04% | 0.07% | +0.03% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.10% | 0.04% | -1.06% |
| 3 | 2023-02-13 | — | 1.10% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2010-4819 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xorg-server), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4819 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4819 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2010-4819 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xorg-server), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4819 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| x | x.org-xserver | <= 1.7.7 | cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org-xserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x | x.org-xserver | 1.7 | cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org-xserver:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x | x.org-xserver | 1.7.6.902 | cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org-xserver:1.7.6.902:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x | x.org-xserver | 1.7.7 | cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org-xserver:1.7.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |