COMMAND
libX11
SYSTEMS AFFECTED
SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, SunOS 4.1.4, and 4.1.3_U1
PROBLEM
Following info is based on Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security
Bulletin. libX11 is a library in the X Windows system. There are
several buffers in libX11 that may be overflowed. The buffer
overflow vulnerabilities may be exploited through setuid and
setgid programs that link libX11 to increase privileges,
including root privileges.
SOLUTION
The vulnerabilities in libX11 are fixed by the following patches:
OS version Patch ID
__________ ________
SunOS 5.5.1 103566-21
SunOS 5.5.1_x86 104241-03
SunOS 5.5 103210-21
SunOS 5.5_x86 104242-02
SunOS 5.4 102057-41
SunOS 5.4_x86 103185-02
SunOS 5.3 101362-51
SunOS 4.1.4 100899-03
SunOS 4.1.3_U1 100899-03