CVE-2007-6429 describes multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities in X.Org Xserver versions prior to 1.4.1, specifically impacting the EVI and MIT-SHM extensions. Attackers can exploit these flaws by crafting malicious requests, such as a GetVisualInfo request with an improperly handled 32-bit value or requests related to pixmap size, to trigger memory allocation errors. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:evi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:mit-shm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.