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CVE-2006-1526

UnknownEPSS 0.51%

Last modified

CVE-2006-1526 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Buffer overflow in the X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X server 6.8.0 up to allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated by the (1) XRenderCompositeTriStrip and (2) XRenderCompositeTriFan requests in the rendertest from XCB xcb/xcb-demo, which leads to an incorrect memory allocation due to a typo in an expression that uses a "&" instead of a "*" operator. NOTE: the subject line of the original announcement used an incorrect CVE number for this issue.. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Buffer overflow in the X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X server 6.8.0 up to allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated by the (1) XRenderCompositeTriStrip and (2) XRenderCompositeTriFan requests in the rendertest from XCB xcb/xcb-demo, which leads to an incorrect memory allocation due to a typo in an expression that uses a "&" instead of a "*" operator. NOTE: the subject line of the original announcement used an incorrect CVE number for this issue.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
0.51%

39.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
X.OrgX11r66.7.0
X.OrgX11r66.8
X.OrgX11r66.8.1
X.OrgX11r66.9

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-1526?
Buffer overflow in the X render (Xrender) extension in X.org X server 6.8.0 up to allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated by the (1) XRenderCompositeTriStrip and (2) XRenderCompositeTriFan requests in the rendertest from XCB xcb/xcb-demo, which leads to an incorrect memory allocation due to a typo in an expression that uses a "&" instead of a "*" operator. NOTE: the subject line of the original announcement used an incorrect CVE number for this issue.
How severe is CVE-2006-1526?
Severity scoring for CVE-2006-1526 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1526?
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Source: NVD / NIST