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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58569
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2007:178 (x11-server)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to x11-server
announced via advisory MDKSA-2007:178.

Aaron Plattner discovered a buffer overflow in the Composite extension
of the X.org X server, which if exploited could lead to local privilege
escalation.

Updated packages have been patched to prevent these issues.

Affected: 2007.0, 2007.1

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2007:178

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
4.3

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-4730
BugTraq ID: 25606
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25606
Debian Security Information: DSA-1372 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1372
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-16.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:178
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-September/000378.html
http://osvdb.org/37726
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10430
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0898.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018665
http://secunia.com/advisories/26743
http://secunia.com/advisories/26755
http://secunia.com/advisories/26763
http://secunia.com/advisories/26823
http://secunia.com/advisories/26859
http://secunia.com/advisories/26897
http://secunia.com/advisories/27147
http://secunia.com/advisories/27179
http://secunia.com/advisories/27228
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2007:054 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_54_xorg.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-514-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3098
XForce ISS Database: xorg-composite-bo(36535)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36535
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