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CVE-2006-4447

X.Org and XFree86, including libX11, xdm, xf86dga, xinit, xload, xtrans, and xterm, does not check the return values for setuid and seteuid calls when attempti…

Impact

X.Org and XFree86, including libX11, xdm, xf86dga, xinit, xload, xtrans, and xterm, does not check the return values for setuid and seteuid calls when attempting to drop privileges, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing those calls to fail, such as by exceeding a ulimit.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
X.OrgEmu-Linux-X87-Xlibs
Version 7.0_r1
X.OrgX11r6
Versions 6.7.0, 6.8, 6.8.1, 6.8.2
X.OrgX11r7
Versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
X.OrgXdm
Version 1.0.3
X.OrgXf86dga
Version 1.0.0
X.OrgXinit
Version 1.0.2_r5
X.OrgXload
Version 1.0.0
X.OrgXorg-Server
Version 1.02_r5
X.OrgXterm
Version 214

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