CVE-2006-4447

Description

X.Org and XFree86, including libX11, xdm, xf86dga, xinit, xload, xtrans, and xterm, does not check the return values for setuid and seteuid calls when attempting to drop privileges, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing those calls to fail, such as by exceeding a ulimit.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.13%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21660	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:160	vendor advisory
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-June/016146.html	mailing list patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/300368	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3409	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21693	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22332	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-25.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25059	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25032	third party advisory
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19742	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21650	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4447?: CVE-2006-4447 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4447?: To fix CVE-2006-4447, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4447 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-4447 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.