CVE-2005-2495

Summary

CVECVE-2005-2495
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-09-15 20:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMultiple integer overflows in XFree86 before 4.3.0 allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pixmap image.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xfree86 Project Xfree86 3.3.6 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project Xfree86 4.0.0 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project Xfree86 4.0.1 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project Xfree86 4.0.2 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project Xfree86 4.0.3 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project Xfree86 4.1.0 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project Xfree86 4.2.0 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project Xfree86 4.2.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
XFree86 Pixmap Allocation Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-226.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
www.osvdb.org/19352 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Secunia - Advisories - Sun Java Desktop System XFree86 Pixmap Creation Integer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - SGI ProPack XFree86 Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
usn/usn-182-1 - Ubuntu Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Advisories - Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-218.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - XFree86 pixmap Integer Overflows May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya Products XFree86 Pixmap Creation Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
VU#102441 - Multiple X servers fail to properly allocate memory for large pixmaps af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya CMS Solaris X11 Pixmap Creation Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060403-01-U af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
#101926: Security Vulnerability in the Xsun(1) and Xorg(1) Servers af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
#101953: Security Vulnerability in XFree86 Server for JDS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Secunia - Advisories - HP-UX update for Xserver af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-816-1 xfree86 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.22/SCOSA-2006.22.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Secunia - Advisories - SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - XFree86 Pixmap Creation Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
'TSLSA-2005-0049 - multi' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- X.Org: Heap overflow in pixmap allocation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Secunia - Advisories - X11 Pixmap Creation Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - UnixWare update for xserver af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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