X.Org X11 X -sp command information disclosure
| xorg-xsp-information-disclosure (39769) |  Low Risk |
Description:
X.Org X11 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the improper processing of security policy arguments. By sending the file name as a command line argument to the X -sp command, a local attacker could disclose the existence of restricted files and obtain sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.11
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.5.2
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- HP, HP-UX B.11.11
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- Novell, Linux POS 9
- Novell, Open Enterprise Server
- Novell, Open Enterprise Server
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell, SLE SDK 10 SP1
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- Sun, Solaris 8 x86
- Sun, Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 9 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 9 x86
- SuSE, SLE SDK 10
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
- X.Org, X.Org X11 R7.3 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of X.org X11 (1.4 or later), available from the X.Org Foundation Web site. See References.
For Sun Solaris:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 103205 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mac OS X:
Apply Security Update 2008-002, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Apple Web site, About Security Update 2008-002 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562.
- HPSBUX02381 SSRT080083 rev.1, HP-UX Running Xserver, Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321.
- Sun Alert ID: 230901, Security Vulnerability in the Solaris X Server May Lead to Unauthorized Disclosure of Information on Access Restricted Files and Directories at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-230901-1.
- X.Org Foundation Web site, X.Org Wiki - Home at http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/Home.
- X.Org Mailing List, Thu Jan 17 06:05:34 PST 2008, X.Org security advisory: multiple vulnerabilities in the X server at http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html.
- ASA-2008-035: XFree86 security update (RHSA-2008-0029)
- ASA-2008-036: xorg-x11 security update (RHSA-2008-0030)
- ASA-2008-037: Security Vulnerability in the Solaris X Server May Lead to Unauthorized Disclosure of Information on Access Restricted Files and Directories (Sun 103205)
- ASA-2008-084: Security Vulnerability in the Solaris X Server May Lead to Unauthorized Disclosure of Information on Access Restricted Files and Directories (Sun 230901)
- ASA-2008-431: HPSBUX02381 SSRT080083 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Xserver Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code
- BID-27336: RETIRED: X.Org X Server Local Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
- BID-27356: X.Org X 'Server X:1 -sp' Command Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5958: X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a filename argument in the -sp option to the X program, which produces different error messages depending on whether the filename exists.
- DSA-1466: xorg-server -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200801-09: X.Org X server and Xfont library: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:021: Updated XFree86 packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:022: Updated xorg-x11 packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:023: Updated x11-server packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:025: Updated x11-server-xgl packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0029: Important: XFree86 security update
- RHSA-2008-0030: Important: xorg-x11 security update
- RHSA-2008-0031: Important: xorg-x11-server security update
- SA28532: X.org X11 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA28550: Sun Solaris X Window System and X Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA28885: NX Server X11 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA28997: Avaya CMS Solaris X Window System Information Disclosure
- SA29420: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA30161: Gentoo ltsp Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA32545: HP-UX Xserver Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019232: X Server Bugs in XFree86, Xinput, TOG-CUP, MIT-SHM, and EVI Extensions Let Local Users Gain Root Privileges
- SUSE-SA:2008:003: Xorg Security Problems
- SUSE-SR:2008:008: SUSE Security Summary Advisory
- USN-571-1: X.org vulnerabilities
- USN-571-2: X.org regression
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0179: X.Org X11 Integer Overflow and Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0184: Sun Solaris X Windows Integer Overflow and Memory Corruption Issues
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0497: NoMachine NX Server Security Update Fixes X11 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0924: Apple Mac OS X Command Execution and Security Bypass Issues
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-3000: HP-UX Xserver Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jan 17, 2008
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