Unscored severity · published Mar 21, 2006
CVE-2006-0745
X.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid,…
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CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
X.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions and (1) execute arbitrary code via the -modulepath command line option or (2) overwrite arbitrary files via -logfile.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FC
Fedora Core · Redhat
core_5.0 · source: NVD
ML
Mandrake Linux · Mandrakesoft
2006; 2006 · source: NVD
SO
Solaris · Sun
10.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux · Suse
10.0 · source: NVD
X1
X11r6 · X.org
6.9 · source: NVD
X1
X11r7 · X.org
1.0; 1.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0745
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0745
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19256
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19307
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19311
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19316
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19676
securityreason.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/606
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