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
Configurations
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History
21 Nov 2024, 00:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-June/016146.html - Patch | |
| References | () http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/21650 - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/21660 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/21693 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/22332 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/25032 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/25059 - | |
| References | () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-25.xml - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml - | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193 - | |
| References | () http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/300368 - US Government Resource | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:160 - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19742 - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697 - | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3409 - | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409 - |
Information
Published : 2006-08-30 01:04
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:15
NVD link : CVE-2006-4447
Mitre link : CVE-2006-4447
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-4447
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Products Affected
x.org
- emu-linux-x87-xlibs
- xload
- x11r6
- xorg-server
- xf86dga
- x11r7
- xdm
- xinit
- xterm
CWE