security flaw
Published Jul 15, 2007
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.90%
Description
The init.d script for the X.Org X11 xfs font server on various Linux distributions might allow local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.font-unix temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
xorg-x11-0:6.8.2-1.EL.19
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0519
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xorg-x11-xfs-1:1.0.2-4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0520
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | xorg-x11-0:6.8.2-1.EL.19 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0519 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-xfs-1:1.0.2-4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0520 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00902) | 58.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00902) | 54.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 21.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (26)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=185660 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/242903 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=557 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatch
- http://osvdb.org/40945 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26056 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26081 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26282 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27240 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35674 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1342 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0519.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0520.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473869/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24888 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018375 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3103 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618310 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35375 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1485 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3103
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10802 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3103
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5167 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00095.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00096.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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