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CVE-2007-6429

Multiple integer overflows in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via

Multiple integer overflows in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a GetVisualInfo request containing a 32-bit value that is improperly used to calculate an amount of memory for allocation by the EVI extension, or (2) a request containing values related to pixmap size that are improperly used in management of shared memory by the MIT-SHM extension.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.0227
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
x.org eviall versions
x.org mit-shmall versions
x.org xserver<= 1.4
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD18 Jan 2008 · 11:00 PM
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11525-1
usnUSN-571-1
rhsaRHSA-2008:0031Important
rhsaRHSA-2008:0030Important
rhsaRHSA-2008:0029Important
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References & Sources

69
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=645
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.htmlPatch
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