>> X.Org X Server Composite Extension Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Title : X.Org X Server Composite Extension Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3098 CVE ID : CVE-2007-4730
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-09-10
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in X.Org X Server, which could be exploited by local attackers to obtain elevated privileges. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "compNewPixmap()" [composite/compalloc.c] function within the composite extension when copying the contents of pixmaps, which could be exploited by malicious users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
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