VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-4447

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-08-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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