Description
Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2006-4643 | Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T19:23:40.015Z
Reserved: 2006-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2006-4655
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Status : Modified
Published: 2006-09-09T00:04:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2006-4655
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD