CVE-2001-1409 in X Server

Summary

dexconf in XFree86 Xserver 4.1.0-2 creates the /dev/dri directory with insecure permissions (666), which allows local users to replace or create files in the root file system.

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• Reservation: 06/11/2003
• Disclosure: 07/24/2003
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-20601
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-269 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.1
• EPSS: 0.00075
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1409
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1409
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2001-1409/