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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-6429 · published 18 January 2008

CVE-2007-6429: X.org evi race condition vulnerability

XX.Org · Evi

Multiple integer overflows in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a GetVisualInfo request containing a 32-bit value that is improperly used to calculate an amount of memory for allocation by the EVI extension, or (2) a request containing values related to pixmap size that are improperly used in management of shared memory by the MIT-SHM extension.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.5% · top 16.0% CWE-189 · CWE-189CWE-362 · Race condition
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
2.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
138References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple integer overflows in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a GetVisualInfo request containing a 32-bit value that is improperly used to calculate an amount of memory for allocation by the EVI extension, or (2) a request containing values related to pixmap size that are improperly used in management of shared memory by the MIT-SHM extension.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=645
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28273
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532
http://secunia.com/advisories/28535
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
http://secunia.com/advisories/28539
http://secunia.com/advisories/28540
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
http://secunia.com/advisories/28543
http://secunia.com/advisories/28550
http://secunia.com/advisories/28584
http://secunia.com/advisories/28592
http://secunia.com/advisories/28616
http://secunia.com/advisories/28693
http://secunia.com/advisories/28718
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
http://secunia.com/advisories/28843
http://secunia.com/advisories/28885
http://secunia.com/advisories/28941
http://secunia.com/advisories/29139
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
http://secunia.com/advisories/29707
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
http://secunia.com/advisories/32545
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103200-1 Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200153-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-039.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-078.htm

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-6429), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.