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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58624
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-514-1 (xorg-server)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to xorg-server
announced via advisory USN-514-1.

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

Aaron Plattner discovered that the Composite extension did not correctly
calculate the size of buffers when copying between different bit depths.
An authenticated user could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with
root privileges.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
xserver-xorg-core 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10.7

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to affect
the necessary changes.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-514-1

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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