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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-6427: X.Org X server and Xfont library: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-6427: X.Org X server and Xfont library: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/18/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The XInput extension in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests related to byte swapping and heap corruption within multiple functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4990.

Solution(s)

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

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