CVE-2007-3103

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 (44)

• secalert@redhathttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=185660
• secalert@redhathttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/242903
• secalert@redhathttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=557
• secalert@redhathttp://osvdb.org/40945
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/26056
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/26081
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/26282
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27240
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35674
• secalert@redhathttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml
• secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1342
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0519.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0520.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473869/100/0/threaded
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24888