Description
The XClientMessageEvent struct used in certain components of X.Org 6.8.2 and earlier, possibly including (1) the X server and (2) Xlib, uses a "long" specifier for elements of the l array, which results in inconsistent sizes in the struct on 32-bit versus 64-bit platforms, and might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly conduct other attacks.
Published: 2006-01-13
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-0205 The XClientMessageEvent struct used in certain components of X.Org 6.8.2 and earlier, possibly including (1) the X server and (2) Xlib, uses a "long" specifier for elements of the l array, which results in inconsistent sizes in the struct on 32-bit versus 64-bit platforms, and might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly conduct other attacks.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:25:33.986Z

Reserved: 2006-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0197

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-01-13T23:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0197

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