The X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X Window System 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2, with Xserver 1.3.0 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted values to the (1) XRenderCompositeTrapezoids and (2) XRenderAddTraps functions, which trigger a divide-by-zero error
Published May 2, 2007
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.40%
Description
The X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X Window System 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2, with Xserver 1.3.0 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted values to the (1) XRenderCompositeTrapezoids and (2) XRenderAddTraps functions, which trigger a divide-by-zero error.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.2
- ≤ 1.3.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does not consider a user assisted client crash such as this to be a security flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.40% (0.04401) | 91.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.40% (0.04401) | 90.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.87% (0.02866) | 85.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.72% (0.01724) | 88.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 1.43% (0.01428) | 85.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 84.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.66% (0.09659) | 94.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.66% (0.09659) | 93.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.66% (0.09659) | 87.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://osvdb.org/34905 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25121 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102901-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200067-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0027.jsp x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23741 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017984 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1601 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1658 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2437 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33976 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2437
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2437
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/34905 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25121 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102901-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200067-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0027.jsp | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23741 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017984 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1601 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1658 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2437 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33976 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2437 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2437 |
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