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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200509-07">
+ <title>X.Org: Heap overflow in pixmap allocation</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ An integer overflow in pixmap memory allocation potentially allows any
+ X.Org user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">X.Org</product>
+ <announced>2005-09-12</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2005-09-12</revised>
+ <bug>105688</bug>
+ <access>local</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="x11-base/xorg-x11" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">6.8.2-r3</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">6.8.2-r3</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ X.Org is X.Org Foundation's Public Implementation of the X Window
+ System.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ X.Org is missing an integer overflow check during pixmap memory
+ allocation.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>
+ An X.Org user could exploit this issue to make the X server
+ execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All X.org users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.2-r3"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2495">CAN-2005-2495</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-09-06T08:58:25Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-09-12T15:28:20Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>