CVE-2006-0745 (GCVE-0-2006-0745)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2006-03-21 02:00
Modified
2024-08-07 16:48
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
X.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions and (1) execute arbitrary code via the -modulepath command line option or (2) overwrite arbitrary files via -logfile.
References
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:056 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428230/100/0/threaded mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25341 vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00026.html vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-078.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428183/100/0/threaded mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015793 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://secunia.com/advisories/19256 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102252-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT
http://www.osvdb.org/24000 vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/19676 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/19316 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.osvdb.org/24001 vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1017 vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/606 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17169 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_xorgx11server.html vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1028 vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
http://secunia.com/advisories/19307 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/19311 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1697 vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL
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