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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-30T01:00:00

Updated: 2006-09-07T09:00:00

Reserved: 2006-08-29T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2006-4447

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-30T01:04:00.000

Modified: 2011-03-08T02:40:58.173


Link: CVE-2006-4447

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