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aterm X11 Display Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30225
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Release Date:
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2008-05-13
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Popularity:
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1,364 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | aterm 1.x
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Description:
A security issue has been reported in aterm, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA29576
The security issue is reported in version 1.0.1. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Do not run aterm on untrusted systems.
Restrict local access to trusted users only.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Originally reported by Bernhard R. Link in rxvt. Identified in aterm by the Gentoo Linux Security Team.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
Other References:
SA29576:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29576/
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