Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 30, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4447
CVE-2006-4447
Description
X.Org and XFree86, including libX11, xdm, xf86dga, xinit, xload, xtrans, and xterm, does not check the return values for setuid and seteuid calls when attempting to drop privileges, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing those calls to fail, such as by exceeding a ulimit.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
16- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:emu-linux-x87-xlibs:7.0_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.02_r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
17- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-June/016146.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/21650nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-25.xmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/300368nvdUS Government Resource
- mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/21660nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/21693nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22332nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25032nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25059nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19742nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3409nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409nvd
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.