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CVE-2007-6429

Date: January 18, 2008

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.

Severity Score

8.1

Related Resources (72)

Url: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28693

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/29420

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0031.html

Url: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6429

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1466

Url: http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/29139

Url: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28843

Url: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184

Url: http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28885

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28540

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28584

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/30161

Url: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32545

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:025

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:023

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021

Url: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-039.htm

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28539

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28616

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/29707

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28535

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27353

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28536

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27350

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28532

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/29622

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28592

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28273

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28550

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6429

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39764

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39763

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html

Url: http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg

Url: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml

Url: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28941

Url: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=645

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28542

Url: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103200-1

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28543

Url: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11045

Url: http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg

Url: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200153-1

Url: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28718

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/28838

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html

Url: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-078.htm

Url: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2007-6429

Severity Score

8.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Numeric Errors

CWE-189

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CWE-362

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	8.1
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	9.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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