CVE-2006-1526
X.org X Server XRender Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description
Buffer overflow in the X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X server 6.8.0 up to allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated by the (1) XRenderCompositeTriStrip and (2) XRenderCompositeTriFan requests in the rendertest from XCB xcb/xcb-demo, which leads to an incorrect memory allocation due to a typo in an expression that uses a "&" instead of a "*" operator. NOTE: the subject line of the original announcement used an incorrect CVE number for this issue.
INFO
Published Date :
May 2, 2006, 9:06 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected packages.
- Update the X.org X server to the latest version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2006-1526.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1526 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1526
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2006-1526 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2006-1526 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-May/015136.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19900 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19915 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19916 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19921 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19943 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19951 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19956 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19983 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1016018 Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102339-1 Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-02.xml Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633257 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:081 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_03.html Added Reference http://www.openbsd.org/errata38.html#xorg Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0451.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436327/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17795 Added Reference http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1617 Added Reference https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6642 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26200 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9929 Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/280-1/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/436327/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436327/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-280-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/280-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9929 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9929 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26200 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26200 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 03, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.44 }} -0.25%
score
0.60409
percentile