Title : Redhat Security Update Fixes Xterm Insecure Permission Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3883 CVE ID : CVE-2007-2797
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-11-16
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in various Redhat products, which could be exploited by malicious users to bypass security restrictions. This issue is caused by an error in the way "xterm" packages were built, which could cause pseudo-terminal device files of the xterm emulated terminals to be owned by the incorrect group.
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