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Debian Security Update Fixes X.Org X Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Title : Debian Security Update Fixes X.Org X Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3099
CVE ID : CVE-2007-4730
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-09-10

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by local attackers to obtain elevated privileges [...]

References

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/3099
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2007/msg00134.html

ChangeLog

2007-09-10 : Initial release

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