CVE-2006-0197

Published Jan 13, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The XClientMessageEvent struct used in certain components of X.Org 6.8.2 and earlier, possibly including (1) the X server and (2) Xlib, uses a "long" specifier for elements of the l array, which results in inconsistent sizes in the struct on 32-bit versus 64-bit platforms, and might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly conduct other attacks.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-0205 The XClientMessageEvent struct used in certain components of X.Org 6.8.2 and earlier, possibly including (1) the X server and (2) Xlib, uses a "long" specifier for elements of the l array, which results in inconsistent sizes in the struct on 32-bit versus 64-bit platforms, and might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly conduct other attacks.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:25 PM
Reserved
Jan 13, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 13, 2006, 11:03 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM