CVE-2007-6427

The XInput extension in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests related to byte swapping and heap corruption within multiple functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4990.

Score

CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-01-18

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected products

• Mac Os X (Apple)
• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Fedora (Fedoraproject)
• Opensuse (Opensuse)
• Linux (Suse)
• Linux Enterprise Desktop (Suse)
• Linux Enterprise Server (Suse)
• Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit (Suse)
• Open Enterprise Server (Suse)
• X Server (X.org)

References

• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
• http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=643
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
• http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28273
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28532
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28535
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28539
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28540
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28543
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28550
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28584
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28592
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28616
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28693
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28718
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28843
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28885
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28941
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29139
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29622