The Xsun server for Sun Solaris 2.6 through 9, when running in Direct Graphics Access (DGA) mode, allows local users to cause a denial of service (Xsun crash) or to create or overwrite arbitrary files on the system, probably via a symlink attack on temporary server files.
Link | Tags |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9147 | vdb entry |
http://secunia.com/advisories/10346 | third party advisory patch vendor advisory |
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57419-1 | patch vendor advisory |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13890 | vdb entry |
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-033.shtml | third party advisory patch government resource vendor advisory |
http://www.osvdb.org/2892 | vdb entry patch vendor advisory |