CVE-2006-4447 Affecting libx11 package, versions <2:1.0.0-7
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.06% (25th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBX11-339173
- published 30 Aug 2006
- disclosed 30 Aug 2006
Introduced: 30 Aug 2006
CVE-2006-4447 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8
libx11
to version 2:1.0.0-7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libx11
package and not the libx11
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:8
relevant fixed versions and status.
X.Org and XFree86, including libX11, xdm, xf86dga, xinit, xload, xtrans, and xterm, does not check the return values for setuid and seteuid calls when attempting to drop privileges, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing those calls to fail, such as by exceeding a ulimit.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-4447
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/300368
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-25.xml
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-June/016146.html
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3409
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21650
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21660
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21693
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22332
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25032
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25059
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19742
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:160