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Debian DSA-360-1 : xfstt - several vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 15197
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
xfstt, a TrueType font server for the X window system was found to contain two classes of vulnerabilities :CAN-2003-0581: a remote attacker could send requests crafted to trigger any of several buffer overruns, causing a denial of service or possibly executing arbitrary code on the server with the privileges of the 'nobody' user.
CAN-2003-0625: certain invalid data sent during the connection handshake could allow a remote attacker to read certain regions of memory belonging to the xfstt process. This information could be used for fingerprinting, or to aid in exploitation of a different vulnerability.
Solution
For the current stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.1-3.We recommend that you update your xfstt package.
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 15197
File Name: debian_DSA-360.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 9/29/2004
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xfstt
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2003
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/31/2003
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2003-0581, CVE-2003-0625
DSA: 360