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X.Org X11 Render Extension Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA19900	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-05-03
Popularity:	13,248 views

Critical:	Moderately critical
Impact:	DoS System access
Where:	From local network
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	X Window System 11 (X11) 6.x X Window System 11 (X11) 7.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2006-1526

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in X11, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to a buffer size calculation error within the XRender extension triangle handling code. This can be exploited by a client that is authorised to connect to the X server to cause a buffer overflow. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has been reported in X11R6.8.x, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 (xorg-server 1.0.x). Solution: Apply patch. -- X.Org Server (X11R7.0) -- http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/.../patches/xorg-server-1.0.x-mitri.diff MD5: 9a9356f86fe2c10985f1008d459fb272 SHA1: d6eba2bddac69f12f21785ea94397b206727ba93 -- X.Org Server (X11R6.9.0) -- http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/X11R6.9.0/patches/x11r6.9.0-mitri.diff MD5: d666925bfe3d76156c399091578579ae SHA1: 3d9da8bb9b28957c464d28ea194d5df50e2a3e5c -- X.Org Server (X11R6.8.2) -- http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/.../patches/xorg-68x-CAN-2006-1526.patch MD5: d5b46469a65972786b57ed2b010c3eb2 SHA1: f764a77a0da4e3af88561805c5c8e28d5c5b3058 Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by the vendor. Original Advisory: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-May/015136.html

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