CVE-2006-6101

Description

Integer overflow in the ProcRenderAddGlyphs function in the Render 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 glyph management data structures.

6.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0108	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0669	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_08_x.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21968	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23789	third party advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01075678	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24168	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23633	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-074.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/23670	third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/32084	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31337	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24401	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10490	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/23684	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0002.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0589	vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-920
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=463	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0109	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23966	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-25.xml	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-066.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/23698	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25802	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23758	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23705	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23689	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102803-1	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017495	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24210	third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.393555	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0003.html	vendor advisory
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2007-002.txt.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:005	vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1249	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24247	third party advisory
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-January/000235.html	mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-403-1	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2233	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6101?: CVE-2006-6101 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6101?: To fix CVE-2006-6101, 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-2006-6101 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6101 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.

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