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rPSA-2007-0187-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs
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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:49:22 -0400
rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0187-1 Published: 2007-09-14 Products: rPath Linux 1 Rating: Major Exposure Level Classification: Local Root Deterministic Privilege Escalation Updated Versions: xorg-x11=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.10-1 xorg-x11-fonts=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.10-1 xorg-x11-tools=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.10-1 xorg-x11-xfs=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.10-1 References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4730 https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1129 https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1728 Description: Previous versions of the xorg-x11 package are vulnerable to a Privilege Escalation attack in which a local user may exploit a buffer overflow in the X server's Composite extension to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Additionally, the Xau and Xdmcp libraries are now provided by the xorg-x11 package. Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc. This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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