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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-3103: X Font Server: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-3103: X Font Server: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/15/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The init.d script for the X.Org X11 xfs font server on various Linux distributions might allow local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.font-unix temporary file.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-apps-xfs

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