FreeBSD : xfs -- multiple vulnerabilities (a5f667db-7596-11dc-8b7a-0019b944b34e)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 26939

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Matthieu Herrb reports : Problem Description : Several vulnerabilities have been identified in xfs, the X font server. The QueryXBitmaps and QueryXExtents protocol requests suffer from lack of validation of their 'length' parameters. Impact : On most modern systems, the font server is accessible only for local clients and runs with reduced privileges, but on some systems it may still be accessible from remote clients and possibly running with root privileges, creating an opportunity for remote privilege escalation.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-October/028899.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?bd51f7a9

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 26939

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a5f667db759611dc8b7a0019b944b34e.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 10/9/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:xfs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/2/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4568

CWE: 119, 189