Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2007-6427
The XInput extension in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests related to byte swapping and heap corruption within multiple functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4990.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.043 (90.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X
- X.org X Server
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
- Debian Linux — versions 3.1, 4.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 7, 8
- openSUSE — versions 10.2, 10.3
- SUSE Linux — versions 10.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 9, 10
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 8, 9, 10
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10372 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/28542 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29139 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/29622 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28532 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-6427?
- CVE-2007-6427 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. Published 2008-01-18.
- Is CVE-2007-6427 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.