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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-5958 · published 18 January 2008

CVE-2007-5958: X.org xserver information exposure vulnerability

XX.Org · Xserver

X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a filename argument in the -sp option to the X program, which produces different error messages depending on whether the filename exists.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.3% · top 7.7% CWE-200 · Information exposure
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
122References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a filename argument in the -sp option to the X program, which produces different error messages depending on whether the filename exists.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28273
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532
http://secunia.com/advisories/28535
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
http://secunia.com/advisories/28539
http://secunia.com/advisories/28540
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
http://secunia.com/advisories/28543
http://secunia.com/advisories/28550
http://secunia.com/advisories/28584
http://secunia.com/advisories/28592
http://secunia.com/advisories/28616
http://secunia.com/advisories/28718
http://secunia.com/advisories/28843
http://secunia.com/advisories/28885
http://secunia.com/advisories/28997
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
http://secunia.com/advisories/29707
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
http://secunia.com/advisories/32545
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103205-1 Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-230901-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-084.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1466
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:023
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:025

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-5958), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.