X.Org Xrender extension buffer overflow

xorg-xrender-bo (26200) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

X.Org (xorg-server) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the Xrender extension. By sending a specially-crafted XRenderCompositeTriStrip or XRenderCompositeTriFan request, a remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the X server with root privileges.

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
  • Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
  • Gentoo, Linux
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
  • Sun, Solaris 10 x86
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
  • X.Org, X.Org Server 1.0.0
  • X.Org, X.Org Server 1.0.1
  • X.Org, X.Org Server X11R6.8.x
  • X.Org, X.Org Server X11R6.9.0
  • X.Org, X.Org Server X11R7.0

Remedy:

Apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in the X.Org Mailing List posting dated Tue May 2 07:05:21 PDT 2006. See References.

For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0451-9 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Sun Solaris:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102339 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-05-02 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:023 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for patch or upgrade information.

Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Reported:

May 02, 2006

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