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CentOS Update for xorg-x11-apps CESA-2013:0502 centos6

🗓️ 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-x11-apps' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. It was found that the x11perfcomp utility included the current working directory in its PATH environment variable, causing arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running x11perfcomp (CVE-2011-2504). The xorg-x11-utils and xorg-x11-server-utils packages have been upgraded to upstream version 7.5, and the xorg-x11-apps package to upstream version 7.6, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous versions. All users of xorg-x11-utils, xorg-x11-server-utils, and xorg-x11-apps are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these issues and add these enhancements

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-March/019553.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881640");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-03-12 09:59:17 +0530 (Tue, 12 Mar 2013)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2504");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2013:0502");
  script_name("CentOS Update for xorg-x11-apps CESA-2013:0502 centos6");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-x11-apps'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS6");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"xorg-x11-apps on CentOS 6");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The Core X11 clients packages provide the xorg-x11-utils,
  xorg-x11-server-utils, and xorg-x11-apps clients that ship with the X
  Window System.

  It was found that the x11perfcomp utility included the current working
  directory in its PATH environment variable. Running x11perfcomp in an
  attacker-controlled directory would cause arbitrary code execution with
  the privileges of the user running x11perfcomp. (CVE-2011-2504)

  Also with this update, the xorg-x11-utils and xorg-x11-server-utils
  packages have been upgraded to upstream version 7.5, and the xorg-x11-apps
  package to upstream version 7.6, which provides a number of bug fixes and
  enhancements over the previous versions. (BZ#835277, BZ#835278, BZ#835281)

  All users of xorg-x11-utils, xorg-x11-server-utils, and xorg-x11-apps are
  advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these issues and
  add these enhancements.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS6")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-apps", rpm:"xorg-x11-apps~7.6~6.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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