CVE-2006-0745
X.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 1.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 33% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
X.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions and (1) execute arbitrary code via the -modulepath command line option or (2) overwrite arbitrary files via -logfile.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits1
Exploit-DB1 entry
- X.Org X11 (X11R6.9.0/X11R7.0) - Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1596local, linuxpublished 20 Mar 2006Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 32 days later
· 32 days later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 33% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References21
- MDKSA-2006:056 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20060320 Re: [CVE-2006-0745] X.Org Security Advisory: privilege escalation and DoS in X11R6.9, X11R7.0 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- xorg-geteuid-privilege-escalation(25341) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- FEDORA-2006-172 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-078.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20060320 [CVE-2006-0745] X.Org Security Advisory: privilege escalation and DoS in X11R6.9, X11R7.0 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1015793 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 19256 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 102252 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 24000 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 19676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19316 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 24001 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1017 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 606 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 17169 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1028 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 19307 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19311 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1697 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-0751 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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