Integer overflow in the ProcDbeGetVisualInfo function in the DBE extension for X.Org 6.8.2, 6.9.0, 7.0, and 7.1, and XFree86 X server, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted X protocol request that triggers memory corruption during processing of unspecified data structures.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6102 is rated High Risk (75.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.43%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.87% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-24 | 2.56% | 6.43% | +3.87% |
| 2 | 2025-08-28 | 2.46% | 2.56% | +0.10% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 2.46% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6102: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6102 |
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2006-6102 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xorg-server), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6102 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2006-6102: 1 GLSA(s) (200701-25), 1 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-6102 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-6102 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-6102 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (xorg, xorg-server), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, released 3, needs-triage 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-6102 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| x.org | x.org | 6.8.2 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x.org:6.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x.org | x.org | 6.9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x.org:6.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x.org | x.org | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x.org:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x.org | x.org | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x.org:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | xfree86_x_server | — | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:xfree86_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |