CVE-2006-4655
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-4655 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-09-09 00:04:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-17 21:38:00 UTC |
| Description | Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Sco | Unixware | 7.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sco | Unixware | 7.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 10.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 10.0 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 8.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 8.0 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 9.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 9.0 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 10.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 10.0 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 8.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 8.0 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 9.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 9.0 | All | x86 | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unixware libX11 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| X11 "_XKB_CHARSET" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Sun Solaris libX11 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| SecurityReason - X11R6 XKEYBOARD extension Strcmp() buffer overflow | SREASON | securityreason.com | |
| X.Org X Window Server LibX11 XKEYBOARD Extension Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| ASA-2006-195 (SUN 102570, 102609) | CONFIRM | support.avaya.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Avaya CMS Sun Solaris libX11 Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - X11R6 XKEYBOARD Extension Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges | SECTRACK | securitytracker.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| #102570: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in libX11 | SUNALERT | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| RISE Security | MISC | www.risesecurity.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.