X server crashes on some bogus font.dir file.
There are some buffer overflows in libXaw and xterm that can give users root access. Xterm is a terminal emulator that is part of the core X Window System, and is included in every XFree86 release. Xaw is the Athena Widgets library. It is also part of the core X Window System, and is also included in every XFree86 release. The Open Group X Project Team recently provided a vendor advisory released by CERT as VB-98.04 regarding vulnerabilities in xterm and the Xaw library.