CVE-2006-0745
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 21, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 17, 2006
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- MDKSA-2006:056vendor-advisory
- 20060320 Re: [CVE-2006-0745] X.Org Security Advisory: privilege escalation and DoS in X11R6.9, X11R7.0mailing-list
- xorg-geteuid-privilege-escalation(25341)vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2006-172vendor-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-078.htm
- 20060320 [CVE-2006-0745] X.Org Security Advisory: privilege escalation and DoS in X11R6.9, X11R7.0mailing-list
- 1015793vdb-entry
- 19256third-party-advisory
- 102252vendor-advisory
- 24000vdb-entry
- 19676third-party-advisory
- 19316third-party-advisory
- 24001vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-1017vdb-entry
- 606third-party-advisory
- 17169vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2006:016vendor-advisory
- ADV-2006-1028vdb-entry
- 19307third-party-advisory
- 19311third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1697vdb-entrysignature
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