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FreeBSD Xonix vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary FreeBSD Xonix local exploit Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is running an older version of Xonix. Xonix is a game. This version of Xonix calls an external program while retaining setgid rights. A possible hacker, exploiting this flaw, would need local access. A successful attack would give the attacker the rights of the 'games' group. Solution : http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/6fd9a1e9-efd3-11d8-9837-000c41e2cdad.html Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: 10149 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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