Slackware 10.2 / current : x11 (SSA:2006-259-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 22420

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New x11 (X.Org) packages are available for Slackware 10.2, and
-current to fix security issues due to overflows in font parsing.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?d183a93e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22420

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2006-259-01.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 9/22/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:x11, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:x11-devel, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:x11-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:x11-xnest, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:x11-xvfb, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3739, CVE-2006-3740

BID: 19974

SSA: 2006-259-01