X.Org Xserver 1.4 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in X.Org Xserver 1.4 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-6427. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in X.Org Xserver 1.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The XInput extension in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests related to byte swapping and heap corruption within multiple functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4990.

The bug was discovered 01/17/2008. The weakness was released 01/18/2008 by regenrecht with CERT/CC (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6427 since 12/18/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30121 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : NX (NX-4952)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116075 (HP-UX Running Xserver, Arbitrary Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (HPSBUX02381)).

Upgrading to version 1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 31274.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39759), Tenable (30121), SecurityFocus (BID 27336†), OSVDB (40942†) and Secunia (SA28273†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-40634, VDB-40633, VDB-40632 and VDB-40630. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 30121
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : NX (NX-4952)
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OpenVAS ID: 60210
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1466-2 (xorg-server, libxfont, xfree86)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Xserver 1.4
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: x.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: regenrecht
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6427 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6427
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40631

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X-Force: 39759
SecurityFocus: 27336 - RETIRED: X.Org X Server Local Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28273
OSVDB: 40942 - CVE-2007-6427 - X.Org - X Server - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019232
Vulnerability Center: 17422 - X.Org Xserver < 1.4.1 XInput Extension Allows Remote Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-0179

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/04/2019 07:56
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (78), 08/04/2019 07:56 (13)
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