CVE-2011-0465
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-0465 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-04-08 15:17:25 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | xrdb.c in xrdb before 1.0.9 in X.Org X11R7.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a (1) DHCP or (2) XDMCP message. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Matthias Hopf | Xrdb | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Matthias Hopf | Xrdb | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Matthias Hopf | Xrdb | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Matthias Hopf | Xrdb | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Matthias Hopf | Xrdb | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Matthias Hopf | Xrdb | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Matthias Hopf | Xrdb | All | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r2 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r3 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r4 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r5 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r6.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | r7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | X11 | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 680196 – CVE-2011-0465 xorg: xrdb code execution via crafted X client hostname | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | slackware.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat update for xorg-x11-server-utils - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| USN-1107-1: x11-xserver-utils vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: xorg-x11-server-utils-7.5-5.fc14 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Ubuntu update for x11-xserver-utils - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2213-1 x11-xserver-utils | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| X xrdb Input Validation Flaw in Processing Hostname Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Debian update for x11-xserver-utils - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| X.Org xrdb Remote Arbitrary Shell Command Injection Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [ANNOUNCE] X.Org security advisory: root hole via rogue hostname | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.freedesktop.org | Patch |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: xorg-x11 (SUSE-SA:2011:0 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Fedora update for xorg-x11-server-utils - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| [ANNOUNCE] xrdb 1.0.9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.freedesktop.org | Patch |
| Red Hat update for xorg-x11 - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| SUSE update for xorg-x11 - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2011:0298-1 (xorg-x11) [LWN.net] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lwn.net | |
| xorg/app/xrdb - X server resource database utility | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | cgit.freedesktop.org | Patch |
| X.Org xrdb Hostname Command Injection Security Issue - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:076 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.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.