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GLSA-200605-02 : X.Org: Buffer overflow in XRender extension

low Nessus Plugin ID 21317

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200605-02 (X.Org: Buffer overflow in XRender extension)

 X.Org miscalculates the size of a buffer in the XRender extension.
 Impact :

 An X.Org user could exploit this issue to make the X server execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All X.Org users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.2-r7'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200605-02

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21317

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200605-02.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 5/3/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:xorg-x11, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1526

GLSA: 200605-02