Vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
CVE-2006-0745
X.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions and (1) execute arbitrary code via the -modulepath command line option or (2) overwrite arbitrary files via -logfile.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (66.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 2006
- Sun Solaris — versions 10.0
- X.org X11r6 — versions 6.9
- X.org X11r7 — versions 1.0, 1.0.1
- Red Hat Fedora Core — versions core_5.0
- SUSE Linux — versions 10.0
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428230/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25341 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00026.html (vendor-advisory)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-078.htm
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428183/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/19256 (third-party-advisory)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/24000 (vdb-entry)