CVE-2007-3103

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.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00096.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00095.html

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5167

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10802

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1485

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35375

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018375

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24888

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473869/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0520.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0519.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1342

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/35674

http://secunia.com/advisories/27240

http://secunia.com/advisories/26282

http://secunia.com/advisories/26081

http://secunia.com/advisories/26056

http://osvdb.org/40945

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=557

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/242903

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=185660

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3