Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 18, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-6429
CVE-2007-6429
Description
Multiple integer overflows in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a GetVisualInfo request containing a 32-bit value that is improperly used to calculate an amount of memory for allocation by the EVI extension, or (2) a request containing values related to pixmap size that are improperly used in management of shared memory by the MIT-SHM extension.
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References
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- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336nvdPatch
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jspnvd
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- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28273nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28532nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28535nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28536nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28539nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28540nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28542nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28543nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28550nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28584nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28592nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28616nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28693nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28718nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28838nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28843nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28885nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28941nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29139nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29420nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29622nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29707nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30161nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32545nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-039.htmnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-078.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1466nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openbsd.org/errata41.htmlnvd
- www.openbsd.org/errata42.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0031.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27350nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27353nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/referencesnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000nvd
- www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblistnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39763nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39764nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11045nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.htmlnvd
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