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ELSA-2011-0433 Moderate: Oracle Linux xorg-x11-server-utils security update

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ELSA-2011-0433 Moderate: Oracle Linux xorg-x11-server-utils security update

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/08/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2011
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-utils

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