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Debian Security Update Fixes xorg-server Privilege Escalation Issues

Title : Debian Security Update Fixes xorg-server Privilege Escalation Issues
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1815
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1377 - CVE-2008-1379 - CVE-2008-2360 - CVE-2008-2361 - CVE-2008-2362
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-06-13

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Technical Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by local attackers to disclose sensitive information, cause a denial of service or gain elevated privileges. These issues are caused by errors in xorg-server. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1803

ChangeLog

2008-06-13 : Initial release

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