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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56449
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: xorg-server
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: xorg-server

CVE-2006-0745
X.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0
inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is
the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users to
bypass intended restrictions and (1) execute arbitrary code via the

- modulepath command line option or (2) overwrite arbitrary files via

- logfile.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-0745
BugTraq ID: 17169
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17169
Bugtraq: 20060320 Re: [CVE-2006-0745] X.Org Security Advisory: privilege escalation and DoS in X11R6.9, X11R7.0 (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428230/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20060320 [CVE-2006-0745] X.Org Security Advisory: privilege escalation and DoS in X11R6.9, X11R7.0 (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428183/100/0/threaded
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00026.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:056
http://www.osvdb.org/24000
http://www.osvdb.org/24001
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1697
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015793
http://secunia.com/advisories/19256
http://secunia.com/advisories/19307
http://secunia.com/advisories/19311
http://secunia.com/advisories/19316
http://secunia.com/advisories/19676
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/606
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102252-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2006:016 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_xorgx11server.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1017
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1028
XForce ISS Database: xorg-geteuid-privilege-escalation(25341)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25341
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