24001 : X.Org / X11 -logfile Parameter Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-03-20	2006-03-20

Description

Freedesktop.org Xorg server contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when the xorg server does not properly verify the user id of the user allowing non root users access to the -logfile parameter. This then allows them to overwrite arbitrary files on the system and may lead to a loss of Integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. In addition, freedesktop.org has released a patch for some older versions.

Products

Freedesktop.org	X11	R6.9.0
		R7.0
	Xorg Server	1.0.0
		1.0.1

References

Security Tracker: 1015793
Bugtraq ID: 17169
Secunia Advisory ID: 19256 19307 19311 19316
CVE ID: 2006-0745 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 2093
Related OSVDB ID: 24000
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-03/0380.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-March/013992.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:056
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102252-1
Other Advisory URL: http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Mar/0005.html

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Daniel Stone - danielfooishbar.org - freedesktop.org

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-03-21 | Disagree?

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