DSA-1372-1 xorg-server -- buffer overflow

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 1.1.1-21etch4.

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_1.1.1-21etch4.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xorg-server_1.1.1-21etch4.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xorg-server_1.1.1.orig.tar.gz

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch4_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch4_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch4_arm.deb

HPPA:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch4_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch4_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch4_ia64.deb

Big endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch4_mips.deb

Little endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch4_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch4_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch4_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx_1.1.1-21etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xdmx-tools_1.1.1-21etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_1.1.1-21etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xephyr_1.1.1-21etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.1.1-21etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_1.1.1-21etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.1.1-21etch4_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.