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NVD

National Vulnerability Database
  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2007-6429 Detail

Description

Multiple integer overflows in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a GetVisualInfo request containing a 32-bit value that is improperly used to calculate an amount of memory for allocation by the EVI extension, or (2) a request containing values related to pixmap size that are improperly used in management of shared memory by the MIT-SHM extension.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362 CVE, MITRE
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 CVE, MITRE
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321 CVE, MITRE
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=645 CVE, MITRE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28273 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28535 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28539 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28540 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28543 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28550 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28584 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28592 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28616 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28693 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28718 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28843 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28885 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28941 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29139 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29707 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32545 CVE, MITRE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml CVE, MITRE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232 CVE, MITRE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103200-1 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200153-1 CVE, MITRE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-039.htm CVE, MITRE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-078.htm CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1466 CVE, MITRE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:023 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:025 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg CVE, MITRE
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0031.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27350 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27353 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000 CVE, MITRE
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39763 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39764 CVE, MITRE
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11045 CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/ CVE, MITRE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html CVE, MITRE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-6429
NVD Published Date:
01/18/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE