CVE-2006-0197 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in X.Org components due to inconsistent struct sizes on 32-bit versus 64-bit platforms.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0197?
CVE-2006-0197 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The XClientMessageEvent struct used in certain components of X.Org 6.8.2 and earlier, possibly including (1) the X server and (2) Xlib, uses a "long" specifier for elements of the l array, which results in inconsistent sizes in the struct on 32-bit versus 64-bit platforms, and might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly conduct other attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0197?
It affects 1 product.
Products include X.org X.org.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0197?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-0197 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0197 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w29x-wmq5-qc5q.