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CVE-2006-4447

Published: Aug 30, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

x.org
oss-project·US
emu-linux-x87-xlibsOn-premLibrary
Operating Systems / linux-distro
x11r6On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
x11r7On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
xdmOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
xf86dgaLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
xinitOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
xloadOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
xorg-serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
Gentoo Foundation Inc.
oss-project·US
Gentoo LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21660
secunia.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:160
mandriva.com
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-June/016146.html
lists.freedesktop.org
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