Secunia Security Advisory - RISE Security has reported a vulnerability in libX11 included in Unixware, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
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TITLE:
Unixware libX11 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21856
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21856/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Privilege escalation
WHERE:
Local system
OPERATING SYSTEM:
UnixWare 7.x.x
http://secunia.com/product/136/
DESCRIPTION:
RISE Security has reported a vulnerability in libX11 included in
Unixware, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain
escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA21845
The vulnerability has been reported in version 7.1.3. Other versions
may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Adriano Lima and Filipe Balestra
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2006001.txt
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA21845:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21845/
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