CVE-2006-0745

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-0745
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-03-21 02:06:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionX.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions and (1) execute arbitrary code via the -modulepath command line option or (2) overwrite arbitrary files via -logfile.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS: 0.001770000 probability, percentile 0.392860000 (date 2026-04-17)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 2006 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 2006 All x86_64 All
Operating System Redhat Fedora Core core_5.0 All All All
Operating System Sun Solaris 10.0 All x86 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 10.0 All oss All
Application X.org X11r6 6.9 All All All
Application X.org X11r7 1.0 All All All
Application X.org X11r7 1.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Avaya CMS / IR Sendmail Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
X.Org Server '-modulepath' and '-logfile' Parameter Privilege Validation Error Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
www.osvdb.org/24000 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
SUSE update for xorg-x11-server - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 5 Update: xorg-x11-server-1.0.1-9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-078.htm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
#102252: Security Vulnerabilities found in the Xorg(1) X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 Server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
X.Org X11 User Privilege Checking Security Bypass - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Sun Solaris update for Xorg X Server - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityReason af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
www.osvdb.org/24001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
X.Org X Window Server Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Fedora update for xorg-x11-server - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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