FrSIRT - HP Security Update Fixes X.Org X Server Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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HP Security Update Fixes X.Org X Server Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Title : HP Security Update Fixes X.Org X Server Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3140
CVE ID : CVE-2005-2495
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-08-03

Advisory Details

Description

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Solution

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Technical Description

HP has released security updates to address a vulnerability identified in Xserver. This flaw could be exploited by malicious users to execute arbitrary commands with "root" privileges via a specially crafted pixmap image. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1711

ChangeLog

2006-08-03 : Initial release

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