Title: XFree86 Xserver Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Running X Server with the -xkbmap parameter and over 2100 characters (or shellcode) will give an overflow with root privileges in the main (Xserver) process.
Affected Products:
- Debian Linux 2.2.0
- RedHat Linux 6.2.0
- RedHat Linux 7.0.0
- RedHat Linux 7.1.0
- XFree86 X11R6 3.3.6
- XFree86 X11R6 4.0.0
- XFree86 X11R6 4.0.1
- XFree86 X11R6 4.0.3
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