PT-2008-1113 · Xfce · Xfce4-Panel+1

Gregory Andersen · Published 2008-01-09 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2007-6531

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Xfce versions prior to 4.4.2 xfce4-panel versions prior to 4.4.2

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the Panel component of Xfce, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Launcher tooltips. Additionally, there is a report of a second buffer overflow (over-read) in the xfce mkdirhier function, although it may not be exploitable for code execution. The exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to a breach of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information and can be carried out remotely.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.4.2, update to version 4.4.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the Launcher tooltips feature in the xfce4-panel component until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-09619

CVE-2007-6531

Affected Products

Xfce

Xfce4-Panel

References · 11

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-6531 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09619 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6531 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-06.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6531 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6531 · Vendor Advisory
• http://xfce.org/documentation/changelogs/4.4.2 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/43422 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0080 · Note
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201293 · Note
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201289 · Note