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Fedora Security Update xorg-x11-server Security Bypass Vulnerability

Title : Fedora Security Update xorg-x11-server Security Bypass Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0272
CVE ID : CVE-2007-3920
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-01-25

Advisory Details

Description

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Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Fedora, which could be exploited by local attackers to bypass security restrictions. This issue is caused by an error in xorg-x11-server. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3616

ChangeLog

2008-01-25 : Initial release

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