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-2007-49…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.043 (90.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, 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.