CVE-2007-6429
X.Org Xserver < 1.4.1 - Remote Code Execution via EVI or MIT-SHM Integer Overflow
Title source: manualDescription
Multiple integer overflows in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a GetVisualInfo request containing a 32-bit value that is improperly used to calculate an amount of memory for allocation by the EVI extension, or (2) a request containing values related to pixmap size that are improperly used in management of shared memory by the MIT-SHM extension.
References (69)
Core 69
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_openbsd
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29139
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39764
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29707
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-078.htm
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28843
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1466
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=645
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28540
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28718
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200153-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28584
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11045
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28941
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28592
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27350
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-039.htm
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39763
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28543
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28273
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0031.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28550
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27353
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:023
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28885
Patch vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103200-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:025
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28535
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32545
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_openbsd
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28539
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28616
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28693
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179
Scores
EPSS
0.0249
EPSS Percentile
82.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-189
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (3)
x.org/evi
x.org/mit-shm
x.org/xserver
< 1.4
Published
Jan 18, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026