CVE-2007-3103

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-3103
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-07-15 22:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora Core 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All as All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All es All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All ws All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
242903 – CVE-2007-3103 init.d xfs script chown race condition vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.5-3.1.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
rPath update for xorg-x11 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
X Font Server Temporary File Race Conditions Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Gentoo Bug 185660 - x11-apps/xfs < 1.0.4-r1 chmod race condition (CVE-2007-3103) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1342-1 xfs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Gentoo update for xfs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.5-2.1.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Debian update for xfs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
X.Org xorg-x11-xfs <= 1.0.2-3.1 Local Race Condition Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
X.Org XFS Init Script Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
X Font Server: Multiple Vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Red Hat update for xorg-x11 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.idefense.com Patch
osvdb.org/40945 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Fedora update for xorg-x11-xfs - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1485 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
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