7.2
HIGH
CVE-2006-4447
X.Org/XFree86 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

X.Org and XFree86, including libX11, xdm, xf86dga, xinit, xload, xtrans, and xterm, does not check the return values for setuid and seteuid calls when attempting to drop privileges, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing those calls to fail, such as by exceeding a ulimit.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 30, 2006, 1:04 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-4447 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 X.org xorg-server
2 X.org x11r6
3 X.org emu-linux-x87-xlibs
4 X.org x11r7
5 X.org xdm
6 X.org xf86dga
7 X.org xinit
8 X.org xload
9 X.org xterm
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-2006-4447.

URL Resource
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-June/016146.html Patch
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21650 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21660
http://secunia.com/advisories/21693
http://secunia.com/advisories/22332
http://secunia.com/advisories/25032
http://secunia.com/advisories/25059
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-25.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/300368 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:160
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19742
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3409
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-June/016146.html Patch
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21650 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21660
http://secunia.com/advisories/21693
http://secunia.com/advisories/22332
http://secunia.com/advisories/25032
http://secunia.com/advisories/25059
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-25.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/300368 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:160
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19742
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3409
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-4447 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-4447 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.

  • 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-June/016146.html
    Added Reference http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21650
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21660
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21693
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22332
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25032
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25059
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-25.xml
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/300368
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:160
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19742
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3409
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-4447 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-4447 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.04%

score

0.46925

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability