Gentoo Linux: GLSA-200710-11 High Severity: X Font Server Local Attack
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October 12, 2007
Three vulnerabilities have been discovered in the X Font Server possibly allowing local attackers to gain elevated privileges.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200710-11
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: X Font Server: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: October 12, 2007
Bugs: #185660, #194606
ID: 200710-11
Synopsis
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Three vulnerabilities have been discovered in the X Font Server
possibly allowing local attackers to gain elevated privileges.
Background
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The X.Org X11 X Font Server provides a standard mechanism for an X
server to communicate with a font renderer.
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1 x11-apps/xfs < 1.0.5 >= 1.0.5
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iDefense reported that the xfs init script does n...Read the Full Advisory
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