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TITLE:
Viewglob "vgd" Server Exposure of Directory Information

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15293

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15293/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
Viewglob 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/5070/

DESCRIPTION:
A weakness has been reported in Viewglob, which can be exploited by
malicious, local users to disclose system information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the "vgd" server
program when handling "vgseer" clients. This can be exploited to gain
access to the Viewglob display of another user and disclose the
content of protected directories.

Successful exploitation requires X forwarding access to the affected
system.

The weakness has been reported in version 2.0.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.0.1.
http://viewglob.sourceforge.net/download.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Kevin McCarty.

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