Overview
Multiple X Window System servers contain a pixmap memory allocation flaw that may allow local users to execute code with elevated privileges.
Description
Multiple X Window System server applications share code that may contain a flaw in the memory allocation for large pixmaps. The affected products include the X.Org and XFree86 X server applications, possibly among others. An integer overflow condition may result in a memory allocation request returning an allocated region that is incorrectly sized. The client may then be able to use the XDrawPoint() and XGetImage() functions to read and write to arbitrary locations in the X server's address space. |
Impact
A malicious local authenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X server. |
Solution
Apply an update |
Vendor Information
Debian Linux Affected
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 19, 2005
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
The Debian distribution is vulnerable by this problem.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 4.1.0-16woody7.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 of X.Org.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Fedora Project Affected
Updated: September 19, 2005
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see the security advisories for Fedora Core 3 and Fedora Core 4.
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Gentoo Linux Affected
Updated: September 19, 2005
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see the Gentoo security advisory for more details.
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Mandriva, Inc. Affected
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 19, 2005
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see the Mandriva security advisory for more details.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.
Red Hat, Inc. Affected
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 29, 2005
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
Updated XFree86 packages (for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3) and updated X.org packages (for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4) to correct this issue are available at the URL below and by using the Red Hat Network
'up2date' tool.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/CAN-2005-2495.html
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see the RedHat security advisory for XFree86 and X.Org for more details.
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SUSE Linux Affected
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 26, 2005
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see SUSE-SA:2005:056 for more details.
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Slackware Linux Inc. Affected
Updated: September 26, 2005
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see the Slackware security advisory for more details.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.
Trustix Secure Linux Affected
Updated: September 19, 2005
Status
Affected
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
Please see the Trustix security advisory for more details.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.
Hitachi Not Affected
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 19, 2005
Status
Not Affected
Vendor Statement
Hitachi HI-UX/M and HI-UX/WE2 are NOT Vulnerable to this issue.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Apple Computer, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Cray Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
EMC, Inc. (formerly Data General Corporation) Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Engarde Secure Linux Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
F5 Networks, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
FreeBSD, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Fujitsu Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
IBM Corporation Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
IBM Corporation (zseries) Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
IBM eServer Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Immunix Communications, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Ingrian Networks, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Juniper Networks, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Mandriva, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Microsoft Corporation Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
MontaVista Software, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
NEC Corporation Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
NetBSD Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Novell, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
OpenBSD Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Openwall GNU/*/Linux Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
QNX, Software Systems, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Silicon Graphics, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Sony Corporation Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
The SCO Group (SCO Linux) Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
The SCO Group (SCO Unix) Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Turbolinux Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Unisys Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Wind River Systems, Inc. Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: September 07, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
xFree86 (distributor of free implementations of X) Unknown
Notified: September 07, 2005 Updated: November 03, 2005
Status
Unknown
Vendor Statement
XFree86 has a patch available for this vulnerability at:
ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/4.5.0/fixes/fix-01
This patch is included in XFree86 development snapshots 4.5.99.12 and later. The patch was developed by Marc La France.
Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Luke Hutchison and Søren Sandmann Pedersen for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Ken MacInnis.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2005-2495 |
| Severity Metric: | 7.43 |
| Date Public: | 2005-09-12 |
| Date First Published: | 2005-09-13 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2005-11-03 14:41 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 38 |