USN-453-1: X.org vulnerability
18 April 2007
X.org vulnerability
Releases
Details
Multiple integer overflows were found in the XGetPixel function of
libx11. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XWD
image, remote attackers could execute arbitrary code with user
privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.10
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libx11-6
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2:1.0.3-0ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu 6.06
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libx11-6
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2:1.0.0-0ubuntu9.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session or
reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes.