CVE-2006-6101 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 6.6 Published 9 Jan 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via integer overflow in X.Org Render extension glyph processing.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2006-6101?

CVE-2006-6101 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Integer overflow in the ProcRenderAddGlyphs function in the Render extension for X.Org 6.8.2, 6.9.0, 7.0, and 7.1, and XFree86 X server, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted X protocol request that triggers memory corruption during processing of glyph management data structures.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6101?

It affects 2 products.

Products include X.org X.org, Xfree86 Project Xfree86.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6101?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2006-6101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6101, GHSA-vx94-8p32-j95v.