CVE-2007-4990

The swapchar2b function in X.Org X Font Server xfs before 1.0.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via 1 QueryXBitmaps and 2 QueryXExtents protocol requests with crafted size values that specify an arbitrary number of bytes to be swapped on the heap, which triggers heap...

CVE-2007-4568

CVE-2007-4568 affects X.Org X Font Server (xfs) up to version 1.0.4; the vulnerability is a heap-based overflow triggered by heap- and stack-unsafe handling of crafted size values in the build_range function, via the QueryXBitmaps and QueryXExtents protocol requests. Root cause is an integer over...

X11 X Font Server integer overflow

Integer overflow in QueryXBitmaps / QueryXExtents requests...

iDefense Security Advisory 10.02.07: Multiple Vendor X Font Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Multiple Vendor X Font Server Multiple Vulnerabilities iDefense Security Advisory 10.02.07 http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/ Oct 02, 2007 I. BACKGROUND The X Window System or X11 is a graphical windowing system used on Unix-like systems. It is based on a client/server model...

xfs -- multiple vulnerabilities

Matthieu Herrb reports: Problem Description: Several vulnerabilities have been identified in xfs, the X font server. The QueryXBitmaps and QueryXExtents protocol requests suffer from lack of validation of their 'length' parameters. Impact: On most modern systems, the font server is accessible onl...

DSA-1342-1 xfs

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

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...

RHEL 5 : xorg-x11-xfs (RHSA-2007:0520)

Updated X.org packages that address a flaw in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server starts are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The X.Org X11 xfs font server provides a standard...

RHEL 4 : xorg-x11 (RHSA-2007:0519)

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...

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...

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...

Design/Logic Flaw

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...

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...

CVE-2007-3103

The CVE-2007-3103 issue affects the X.Org X11 xfs font server on Linux, caused by a race in the startup script that handles a temporary file in /tmp/.font-unix. A local user could abuse a symlink to modify file permissions, potentially elevating privileges. Exploitation details are not provided b...

xorg security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2007:0520 Updated X.org packages that address a flaw in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server starts are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The...

xorg security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2007:0519 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.or...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11 security update

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...

security flaw

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...

security flaw

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...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-xfs security update

Updated X.org packages that address a flaw in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server starts are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The X.Org X11 xfs font server provides a standard...