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Filipe Balestra

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Vulnerabilities · 1
PT-2006-5440
4.6
2006-09-09
X.Org · X-Window-System · CVE-2006-4655
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier **Description** A buffer overflow issue exists in the Strcmp function within the XKEYBOARD extension. This allows local users to potentially gain privileges by exploiting a long ` XKB CHARSET` environment variable value. **Recommendations** For X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, consider restricting access to the XKEYBOARD extension as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.