CVE-2007-3103 in Enterprise Linux

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.

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• Reservation: 06/07/2007
• Disclosure: 07/15/2007
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-37806 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-59 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 7.4
• EPSS: 0.00081
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3103
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3103
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2007-3103/