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CVE-2007-6427

Published: Jan 18, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
9.3CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 9.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The XInput extension in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests related to byte swapping and heap corruption within multiple functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4990.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

suse
commercial·DE
linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise desktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise software development kitOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
open enterprise serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
x.org
oss-project·US
x serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
apple
commercial·USaka apple computer, apple inc.
mac os xOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
bugs.gentoo.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
docs.info.apple.com
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
h20000.www2.hp.com
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