Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1372-1 xorg-server -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 09 Sep 2007
- Affected Packages:
- xorg-server
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-4730.
- More information:
-
Aaron Plattner discovered a buffer overflow in the Composite extension of the X.org X server, which can lead to local privilege escalation.
The oldstable distribution (sarge) is not affected by this problem.
For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.1-21etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your xorg-server packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xorg-server_1.1.1-21etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xorg-server_1.1.1-21etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xorg-server_1.1.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xorg-server_1.1.1-21etch1.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_arm.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_ia64.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.