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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

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Summary

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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Affected versions

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References 17

secunia.com

mandriva.com

lists.freedesktop.org

kb.cert.org

vupen.com

debian.org

security.gentoo.org

securityfocus.com

mail.gnome.org