CVE-2006-4655
Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and...
Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.
- Record
CVE-2006-4655- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.
- Record
CVE-2006-4655- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4643 No score
Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.
- Record
EUVD-2006-4643- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2752-qr49-v2qw No score
Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and...
Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.
- Record
GHSA-2752-qr49-v2qw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | X11R6 < 6.4 XKEYBOARD (Solaris/SPARC) - Local Buffer Overflow (1) | 2006-09-08 |
| Exploit-DB | X11R6 < 6.4 XKEYBOARD (solaris x86) - Local Buffer Overflow | 2006-09-08 |
| Exploit-DB | X11R6 < 6.4 XKEYBOARD (sco x86) - Local Buffer Overflow | 2006-09-08 |
| Exploit-DB | X11R6 < 6.4 XKEYBOARD (Solaris/SPARC) - Local Buffer Overflow (2) | 2006-09-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-4655 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Sco Unixware, published September 9, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.91%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3529
securityfocus.com/bid/19905
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102570-1
securitytracker.com/id?1016806
secunia.com/advisories/21856
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oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1798
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-195.htm
securityreason.com/securityalert/1545
risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2006001.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28820
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4655
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2752-qr49-v2qw