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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-6103: X.Org X server: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-6103: X.Org X server: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/31/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-base-xorg-server

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