CVE-2006-4655

Description

Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1798

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28820

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3529

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3525

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19905

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445579/100/0/threaded

http://www.risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2006001.txt

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-195.htm

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102570-1

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016806

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1545

http://secunia.com/advisories/21993

http://secunia.com/advisories/21856

http://secunia.com/advisories/21845

http://secunia.com/advisories/21815

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS