CentOS 4 : xorg-x11 (CESA-2007:0519)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25712

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated X.org packages that correct a flaw in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server starts are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

X.org is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon.

A temporary file flaw was found in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server startup script executes. A local user could modify the permissions of the file of their choosing, possibly elevating their local privileges (CVE-2007-3103).

Users of X.org should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected xorg-x11 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25712

File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-0519.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/18/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xnest, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-deprecated-libs, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-sdk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-font-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-twm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-mesa-libgl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xdm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xauth, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-xfs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-mesa-libglu

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3103

CWE: 59

RHSA: 2007:0519

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