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01 Record

CVE-2006-4447

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

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
0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 38.6% 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
2006-08-30 01:00Z20 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-07 19:14Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2006-08-29
Assigning CNA
mitre
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
7e2c5fcce83e53b82fe5283def015412d4b08088bc933ca3f312b9320673900b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
x.orgemu-linux-x87-xlibsNot specified—
x.orgx11r6Not specified—
x.orgx11r7Not specified—
x.orgxdmNot specified—
x.orgxf86dgaNot specified—
x.orgxinitNot specified—
x.orgxloadNot specified—
x.orgxorg-serverNot specified—
x.orgxtermNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • libx11
    Fixed in 2:1.0.0-7
  • xdm
    Fixed in 1:1.0.5-1
  • xorg-server
    Fixed in 1:1.0.2-9
  • xterm
    No fix yet
  • xtrans
    Fixed in 1.0.0-6

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • libx11
    Fixed in 2:1.0.0-7
  • xdm
    Fixed in 1:1.0.5-1
  • xorg-server
    Fixed in 1:1.0.2-9
  • xterm
    No fix yet
  • xtrans
    Fixed in 1.0.0-6

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • libx11
    Fixed in 2:1.0.0-7
  • xdm
    Fixed in 1:1.0.5-1
  • xorg-server
    Fixed in 1:1.0.2-9
  • xterm
    No fix yet
  • xtrans
    Fixed in 1.0.0-6

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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