CVE-2006-4447

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X.Org and XFree86, including libX11, xdm, xf86dga, xinit, xload, xtrans, and xterm, does not check the return values for

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00132

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

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Affected Products & Versions

x.org emu-linux-x87-xlibsall versions
x.org x11r6all versions
x.org x11r7all versions
x.org xdmall versions
x.org xf86dgaall versions
x.org xinitall versions
x.org xloadall versions
x.org xorg-serverall versions
Show all 9 affected productsx.org xtermall versions

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productmediumPotential Xterm Reverse Shell

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Scoring & Timeline

7.2

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD30 Aug 2006 · 01:04 AM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-June/016146.htmlPatch

http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/21650PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21660

http://secunia.com/advisories/21693

http://secunia.com/advisories/22332

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http://secunia.com/advisories/25032

http://secunia.com/advisories/25059

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-25.xmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/300368US Government Resource

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:160

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19742

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3409

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409

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