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CVE-2006-6102 Detail

Description

Integer overflow in the ProcDbeGetVisualInfo function in the DBE extension for X.Org 6.8.2, 6.9.0, 7.0, and 7.1, and XFree86 X server, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted X protocol request that triggers memory corruption during processing of unspecified data structures.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (03/14/2007)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

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Hyperlink Resource
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2007-002.txt.asc
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01075678
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=464 Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-January/000235.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-25.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017495
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.393555
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102803-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-066.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-074.htm
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:005
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_08_x.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0002.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0003.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21968
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-403-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0109
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0589
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0669
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2233
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31376
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-920
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9991
https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1249

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-6102
NVD Published Date:
12/31/2006
NVD Last Modified:
10/10/2017
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.