CentOS 4 : xorg-x11 (CESA-2007:0898)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 26076

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated X.org packages that correct a flaw in X.Org's composite extension are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

X.org is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon.

A flaw was found in the way X.Org's composite extension handles 32 bit color depth windows while running in 16 bit color depth mode. If an X.org server has enabled the composite extension, it may be possible for a malicious authorized client to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.org server. (CVE-2007-4730)

Please note this flaw can only be triggered when using a compositing window manager. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not ship with a compositing window manager.

Users of X.org should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected xorg-x11 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 26076

File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-0898.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 9/24/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-mesa-libgl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-mesa-libglu, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xnest, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-deprecated-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-font-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-sdk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-twm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xauth, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xdm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xfs, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/11/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4730

BID: 25606

CWE: 119

RHSA: 2007:0898

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