Secunia Security Advisory - Some vulnerabilities have been reported in XFree86, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and gain escalated privileges.
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TITLE:
XFree86 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24758
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24758/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege escalation, DoS
WHERE:
Local system
SOFTWARE:
XFree86 4.6.x
http://secunia.com/product/11386/
XFree86 4.5.x
http://secunia.com/product/4870/
XFree86 4.4.x
http://secunia.com/product/3510/
XFree86 4.3.x
http://secunia.com/product/1131/
XFree86 4.2.x
http://secunia.com/product/3011/
XFree86 4.1.x
http://secunia.com/product/3012/
DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in XFree86, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive
information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and gain escalated
privileges.
For more information:
SA24741
SOLUTION:
Allow only trusted users access to affected systems.
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA24741:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24741/
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