CVE-2007-6427

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    CVE-2007-6427

    Published: 18 Jan 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The XInput extension in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests related to byte swapping and heap corruption within multiple functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4990.

    References: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362, http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html, 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://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-039.htm, http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-078.htm, http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1466, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:023, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:025, http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg, http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0031.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27351, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000, http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39759, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10372, https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html, 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://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336, 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=643, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103200-1, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200153-1, http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities, https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High