CVE catalog

CVE-2011-0465

x11-xserver-utils: CVE-2011-0465

Severity: Medium
Published: Apr 8, 2011, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 5.78% · Oct 25, 2026

xrdb.c in xrdb before 1.0.9 in X.Org X11R7.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a (1) DHCP or (2) XDMCP message.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	x11-xserver-utils	sid	`7.7+11`	fixed
Debian	x11-xserver-utils	forky	`7.7+11`	fixed
Debian	x11-xserver-utils	trixie	`7.7+11`	fixed
Debian	x11-xserver-utils	bookworm	`7.7+9`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	x11-xserver-utils	source	sid	`7.6+2`	low	Not reported	[621423]
Debian	x11-xserver-utils	source	forky	`7.6+2`	low	Not reported	[621423]
Debian	x11-xserver-utils	source	trixie	`7.6+2`	low	Not reported	[621423]
Debian	x11-xserver-utils	source	bookworm	`7.6+2`	low	Not reported	[621423]

[Debian bug #621423]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[x11-xserver-utils]Fixed
Source package: [x11-xserver-utils]
Details (2)
- 7.7+9+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.6+2
  dsa · x11-xserver-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · x11-xserver-utils · debian · 12
- 7.7+9+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.6+2
  dsa · x11-xserver-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · x11-xserver-utils · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[x11-xserver-utils]Fixed
Details (2)
- 7.7+11 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.6+2
  dsa · x11-xserver-utils · debian · 13
- 7.7+11 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.6+2
  dsa · x11-xserver-utils · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:17 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]