CVE-2011-4028

Public on 2012-07-03
Modified on 2014-09-14
Description
The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file, which is handled differently if the file exists.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
1.2
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 xorg-x11-server 2012-07-05 ALAS-2012-104 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 1.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2011-4028 Mitre: CVE-2011-4028