SUSE-SA:2005:056: XFree86-server,xorg-x11-server

high Nessus Plugin ID 19935

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:056 (XFree86-server,xorg-x11-server).

The X server memory can be accessed my a malicious X client by exploiting a missing range check in the function XCreatePixmap(). This bug can probably be used to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X server (root).

Solution

http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2005_56_xserver.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19935

File Name: suse_SA_2005_056.nasl

Version: 1.8

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/5/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Detections

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