CVE-2006-4655

Description

Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.51%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory risesecurity.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3529	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19905	vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102570-1	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445579/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016806	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21856	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3525	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1798	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/21815	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21993	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-195.htm
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1545	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21845	third party advisory
http://www.risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2006001.txt	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28820	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4655?: CVE-2006-4655 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4655?: To fix CVE-2006-4655, 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-2006-4655 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-4655 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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