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Status published
Medium
CVE-2007-3103
The init.d script for the X.Org X11 xfs font server...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35674
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24888
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0520.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26081
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1342
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1485
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27240
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26056
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473869/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5167
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018375
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00095.html
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/242903
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35375
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=557
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26282
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0519.html
- http://osvdb.org/40945
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=185660
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00096.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
July 15th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.