CVE-2006-0745
X.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users
02 Description
X.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 65.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-03-21 02:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 16:48Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-02-17
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4a83eed07ef877c649328dcfd0bf5713720b5fe7ff131c9bb28b3f00c6a102f7
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:056http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:056
- www.securityfocus.com20060320 Re: [CVE-2006-0745] X.Org Security Advisory: privilege escalation and DoS in X11R6.9, X11R7.0http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428230/100/0/threaded
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comxorg-geteuid-privilege-escalation(25341)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25341
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2006-172http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00026.html
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-078.htm
- www.securityfocus.com20060320 [CVE-2006-0745] X.Org Security Advisory: privilege escalation and DoS in X11R6.9, X11R7.0http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428183/100/0/threaded
- securitytracker.com1015793http://securitytracker.com/id?1015793
- secunia.com19256http://secunia.com/advisories/19256
- sunsolve.sun.com102252http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102252-1
- www.osvdb.org24000http://www.osvdb.org/24000
- secunia.com19676http://secunia.com/advisories/19676
- secunia.com19316http://secunia.com/advisories/19316
- www.osvdb.org24001http://www.osvdb.org/24001
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-1017http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1017
- securityreason.com606http://securityreason.com/securityalert/606
- www.securityfocus.com17169http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17169
- www.novell.comSUSE-SA:2006:016http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_xorgx11server.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-1028http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1028
- secunia.com19307http://secunia.com/advisories/19307
- secunia.com19311http://secunia.com/advisories/19311
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1697https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1697
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xorg-server Fixed in 1:1.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xorg-server Fixed in 1:1.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xorg-server Fixed in 1:1.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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