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X.org: temp file vulnerability

Package(s):X.org CVE #(s):CVE-2007-3103
Created:July 12, 2007 Updated:July 2, 2009
Description: The X.Org X11 xfs font server has a temp file vulnerability in the startup script. A local user can modify the permissions of the script in order to elevate their local privileges.
Alerts:
Fedora FEDORA-2009-3651 2009-04-14
Fedora FEDORA-2009-3666 2009-04-14
Debian DSA-1342-1 2007-07-30
rPath rPSA-2007-0141-1 2007-07-17
Foresight FLEA-2007-0031-1 2007-07-12
Red Hat RHSA-2007:0520-01 2007-07-12
Red Hat RHSA-2007:0519-01 2007-07-12
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