CVE-2006-4447
EPSS 0.13%
Description
X.Org and XFree86, including libX11, xdm, xf86dga, xinit, xload, xtrans, and xterm, does not check the return values for setuid and seteuid calls when attempting to drop privileges, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing those calls to fail, such as by exceeding a ulimit.
How to fix CVE-2006-4447
To remediate CVE-2006-4447, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libx11—upgrade to 2:1.0.0-7 or later
- Debian/xdm—upgrade to 1:1.0.5-1 or later
- Debian/xorg-server—upgrade to 1:1.0.2-9 or later
- —no fix listed
- —upgrade to 1.0.0-6 or later
Is CVE-2006-4447 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 2:1.0.0-7
- from 0, < 1:1.0.5-1
- from 0, < 1:1.0.2-9
- from 0
- from 0, < 1.0.0-6