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critical 10.0

CVE-2006-6102 json

Integer overflow in the ProcDbeGetVisualInfo function in the DBE extension for X.Org 6.8.2, 6.9.0, 7.0, and 7.1, and XFree86 X server, allo…

published 2006-12-31 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6085

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the ProcDbeGetVisualInfo function in the DBE 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 unspecified data structures.

Patch / fix

  • xorg-server Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:1.1.1-15

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6102

  • xorg-x11 RHEL 4 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5
  • xorg-x11-sdk RHEL 4 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5
  • xorg-x11-twm RHEL 4 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5
  • xorg-x11-xdm RHEL 4 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5
  • xorg-x11-xfs RHEL 4 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5
  • xorg-x11-libs RHEL 4 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5
  • xorg-x11-Xdmx RHEL 4 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5
  • xorg-x11-Xvfb RHEL 4 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0003RHSA-2007:0002

  • xorg-x11-server openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.20.13-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11525-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-6102 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-115.EL, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 XFree86 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-twm 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-libs 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-Xvfb 4.1.0-78.EL, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-115.EL, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0002
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-libs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-libs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0003
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 XFree86 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-twm 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-libs 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-Xvfb 4.1.0-78.EL, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-115.EL, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0002
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-libs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0003
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 XFree86 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-twm 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-libs 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-Xvfb 4.1.0-78.EL, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-115.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-115.EL, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0002
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, xorg-x11-libs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.5, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0003
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 XFree86 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-twm 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-libs 4.1.0-78.EL, XFree86-Xvfb 4.1.0-78.EL, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0002

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Exploit prediction

3.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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