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20-01-2008, 07:56 PM
The X Window System (or X11) is "a graphical windowing system used on Unix-like systems. It is based on a client/server model". Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the X Server product, these vulnerabilities allow local users to gain elevated privileges by exploiting security issues found in the product.
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5TP0O00N5M.html
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5TP0O00N5M.html