Is CVE-2007-3103 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-3103 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-3103?

CVE-2007-3103 has a CVSS score of 6.2 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2007-3103?

Patch guidance is available from fedoraproject security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2007-3103.

CVE-2007-3103 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2007-3103?

6 products: fedoraproject fedora core, redhat enterprise linux, redhat enterprise linux, redhat enterprise linux, redhat enterprise linux desktop, and 1 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: local
Access Cmplx: high
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-59

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FEDORAPROJECT
Published: 7/15/2007
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

fedoraproject : fedora_coreredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD