>> HP Security Update Fixes X.Org X Server Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Title : HP Security Update Fixes X.Org X Server Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3140 CVE ID : CVE-2005-2495
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-08-03
Technical Description
HP has released security updates to address a vulnerability identified in Xserver. This flaw could be exploited by malicious users to execute arbitrary commands with "root" privileges via a specially crafted pixmap image. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1711
