A vulnerability has been discovered in the Composite extension of the X.Org X server, allowing for a local privilege escalation.
Package | x11-base/xorg-server on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 1.3.0.0-r1 |
Unaffected versions | >= 1.3.0.0-r1 |
The X Window System is a graphical windowing system based on a client/server model.
Aaron Plattner discovered a buffer overflow in the compNewPixmap() function when copying data from a large pixel depth pixmap into a smaller pixel depth pixmap.
A local attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the X server, typically root.
Disable the Composite extension by setting ' Option "Composite" "disable" ' in the Extensions section of xorg.conf.
Note: This could affect the functionality of some applications.
All X.Org X server users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-base/xorg-server-1.3.0.0-r1"
Release date
October 14, 2007
Latest revision
October 14, 2007: 01
Severity
high
Exploitable
local
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