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CVE-2007-3103 (GCVE-0-2007-3103)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-07-15 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 14:05
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24888 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Date Public
2007-07-12 00:00
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