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CVE-2006-4655
Published: Sep 9, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
ADV-2006-3529
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
19905
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
102570
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUNALERT
20060908 [RISE-2006001] X11R6 XKEYBOARD extension Strcmp() buffer overflow
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
1016806
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
21856
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2006-3525
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1798
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
21815
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
21993
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-195.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1545
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
21845
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2006001.txt
x_refsource_MISC
xorg-libx11-xkeyboard-bo(28820)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
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