CVE-2011-4029

The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 444, read those files, and possibly cause a denial of service (removed execution permission) via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file.

CVSS v2.0 1.9 LOW

1.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=b67581cf825940fdf52bf2e0af4330e695d724a4	Patch
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2011-October/053680.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0939.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/46460	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49579	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.11.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-07-03 19:55

Updated : 2024-02-28 12:00

NVD link : CVE-2011-4029

Mitre link : CVE-2011-4029

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4029

JSON object : View

Products Affected

x.org

x_server

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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