10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2006-6102
X.Org DBE Integer Overflow Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Integer overflow in the ProcDbeGetVisualInfo function in the DBE extension for X.Org 6.8.2, 6.9.0, 7.0, and 7.1, and XFree86 X server, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted X protocol request that triggers memory corruption during processing of unspecified data structures.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2006, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2017, 1:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6102 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 x.org
1 Xfree86_project xfree86_x_server
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-2006-6102.

URL Resource
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2007-002.txt.asc
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01075678
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=464 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-January/000235.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/32085
http://secunia.com/advisories/23633
http://secunia.com/advisories/23670
http://secunia.com/advisories/23684
http://secunia.com/advisories/23689
http://secunia.com/advisories/23698
http://secunia.com/advisories/23705
http://secunia.com/advisories/23758
http://secunia.com/advisories/23789
http://secunia.com/advisories/23966
http://secunia.com/advisories/24168
http://secunia.com/advisories/24210
http://secunia.com/advisories/24247
http://secunia.com/advisories/24401
http://secunia.com/advisories/25802
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-25.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017495
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.393555
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102803-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-066.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-074.htm
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:005
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_08_x.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0002.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0003.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21968
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-403-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0109
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0589
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0669
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2233
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31376
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-920
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9991
https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1249

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-6102 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6102 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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:9991 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9991 [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/31376 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31376 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2007/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1249 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2007

    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-2006-6102 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-2006-6102 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.65 }} 0.02%

score

0.79415

percentile

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