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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-6103

Original release date:12/31/2006
Last revised:11/15/2008
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Integer overflow in the ProcDbeSwapBuffers function in the DBE extension for X.Org 6.8.2, 6.9.0, 7.0, and 7.1, and XFree86 X server, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted X protocol request that triggers memory corruption during processing of unspecified data structures.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:6.6 (MEDIUM) (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 2.7
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statments (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (03/14/2007)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

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External Source: MLIST
Name: [x-org announce] 20070109 X.Org Security Advisory: multiple integer overflows in dbe and render extensions
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: IDEFENSE
Name: 20070109 Multiple Vendor X Server DBE Extension ProcDbeSwapBuffers Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 32086
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-920
External Source: XF
Name: xorg-xserver-dbe-swap-overflow(31379)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-403-1
External Source: BID
Name: 21968
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2007:0003
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2007:0002
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2007:008
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:005
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-2233
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-0669
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-0589
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-0109
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-0108
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-074.htm
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-066.htm
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 102803
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2007-066-02
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1017495
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200701-25
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25802
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24401
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24247
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24210
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24168
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23966
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23789
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23758
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23705
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23698
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23689
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23684
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23670
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23633
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1249
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT071295
External Source: NETBSD
Name: NetBSD-SA2007-002
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:005

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:x.org:x.org:7.1
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* Denotes Vulnerable Software

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