CVE

Id
20551  
CVE No.
CVE-2006-4447  
Status
Candidate  
Description
X.Org and XFree86, including libX11, xdm, xf86dga, xinit, xload, xtrans, and xterm, does not check the return values for setuid and seteuid calls when attempting to drop privileges, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing those calls to fail, such as by exceeding a ulimit.  
Phase
Assigned (20060829)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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