Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
An input validation flaw was found in X.org's MIT-SHM extension.
A client connected to the X.org server could read arbitrary server memory, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive data of other users of the X.org server (CVE-2008-1379).
Multiple integer overflows were found in X.org's Render extension.
A malicious authorized client could explot these issues to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the X.org server (CVE-2008-2360, CVE-2008-2361, CVE-2008-2362).
The Metisse program is likewise affected by these issues the updated
packages have been patched to prevent them.
Affected
metisse on Mandriva Linux 2008.0,
Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2008.1,
Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-1379, CVE-2008-2360, CVE-2008-2361, CVE-2008-2362 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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