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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1193-1 New XFree86 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4435 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:14:46.372Z

Reserved: 2006-08-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-4447

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-08-30T01:04:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-4447

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