Description

Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.

Affected Products 7

References 15

• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21815
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21845
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21856
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21993
• securityreason.com http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1545
• securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1016806
• sunsolve.sun.com http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102570-1
• support.avaya.com http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-195.htm
• risesecurity.org http://www.risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2006001.txt
  Vendor Advisory
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445579/100/0/threaded
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19905
• vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3525
• vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3529
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28820
• oval.cisecurity.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1798

Remediation