CVE-2007-3103
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- EPSS score
- 0.9% (59th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-3095)
- Published
- July 15, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3095 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- fedoraproject / fedora core
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux desktop
- redhat / linux
Certified products that may be affected
26 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 EUS - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11379-2024 - archived
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4498 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3939 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3891 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3892 - historical
See all 26 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=185660
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/242903
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=557(Patch)
- http://osvdb.org/40945
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26056(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26081(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26282(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27240(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35674(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1342
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0519.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0520.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473869/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24888
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018375
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35375
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1485
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10802
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5167
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00095.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00096.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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