rPSA-2007-0187-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs

rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0187-1
Published: 2007-09-14
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:

    Local Root Deterministic Privilege Escalation Updated Versions:

    xorg-x11=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.10-1
    xorg-x11-fonts=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.10-1
    xorg-x11-tools=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.10-1
    xorg-x11-xfs=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.10-1

References:

    
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4730
    
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1129
    
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1728

Description:

    Previous versions of the xorg-x11 package are vulnerable to a Privilege     Escalation attack in which a local user may exploit a buffer overflow in     the X server's Composite extension to execute arbitrary code with     elevated privileges.     

    Additionally, the Xau and Xdmcp libraries are now provided by the     xorg-x11 package.

Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html Received on Sat Sep 15 12:43:48 2007