Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: [ GLSA 200402-02 ] XFree86 Font Information File Buffer Overflow

[Roman Drahtmueller <draht@suse.de>]

> i copy paste the wrong lines. if logged in on the console
> i get a segfault. using ssh i get:
> 
> [evert@server evert]$ X :0 -fp $PWD
> Authentication failed - cannot start X server.
> Perhaps you do not have console ownership?
> [evert@server evert]$
> 
> so my real question was... is it still remotely (using a php
> include with apache or something) to exploit the bug?

For clarification: This is about fonts.dir and fonts.alias files that the
X server reads if told so. The commandline is only an academic example.  
Place the two fonts.* files somewhere and use the "xset +fp somewhere"
command to make the X server read them. 

For that, you need access to the Xserver using the configured access
control mechanisms, usually xauth/cookies. The hurdle of the X Display
access control makes the vulnerability a local vulnerability, regardless
if the attack vector involves a network connection (X11 on port 6000 and
maybe font-service on port 7100, also an option for placing fonts.*). An 
attack would target the privileges used by the X server: Usually root, by 
setuid-root or by xdm/kdm/gdm/wdm display managers/graphical logins.

> kind regards,
> Evert

rgds,
Roman.
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