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X11 "_XKB_CHARSET" buffer overflow sårbarhed Advisory Available in English 

Secunia Advisory: SA21845  
Udsendt: 2006-09-11

Kritisk:
Mindre kritisk
Betydning: Rettighedseskalering
Hvor: Lokalt System
Løsning Status: Producent Patch

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

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Beskrivelse:
RISE Security har rapporteret en sårbarhed i libX11, som kan udnyttes af ondsindede, lokale brugere til at opnå eskalerede rettigheder.

Sårbarheden skyldes en ikke-kontrolleret buffer i libX11. Dette kan udnyttes til at forårsage et buffer overflow via "_XKB_CHARSET" miljøvariablen, når "DISPLAY" er sat til en X Window System server med XKEYBOARD-udvidelsen aktiveret.

Succesfuld udnyttelse muliggør eksekvering af vilkårlig kode med rettigheder som den applikation, der er linket til det sårbare bibliotek.

Sårbarheden er rapporteret i version X11R6.4, men andre versioner kan også være berørte.

Løsning:
Opdatér til version X11R6.5.1 eller nyere.

Rapporteret af / Kredit:
Adriano Lima og Filipe Balestra

Original Advisory:
http://www.risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2006001.txt



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