Overview
What is 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.
Vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2025-49175 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.1. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
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.