Buffer overflow exploit: Xi Graphics Accelerated-X Server 4.x, 5.x | Linux Today

Buffer overflow exploit: Xi Graphics Accelerated-X Server 4.x, 5.x

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 28, 1999

“Local users can gain administrative privileges by exploiting
multiple buffer overflows…”

“XiG has made a patch available for 5.0.1 which corrects these
and other potential command line interface security holes. Users
running 5.0.0 have to apply the 5.0.1 patch prior to applying the
5.0.2 patch.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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