Oracle Linux 3 : XFree86 (ELSA-2007-0002)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 67434

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0002 :

Updated XFree86 packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System, which provides the core functionality for the Linux graphical desktop.

iDefense reported three integer overflow flaws in the XFree86 Render and DBE extensions. A malicious authorized client could exploit this issue to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the XFree86 server.
(CVE-2006-6101, CVE-2006-6102, CVE-2006-6103)

Users of XFree86 should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch and is not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected xfree86 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 67434

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0002.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-iso8859-14-100dpi-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-iso8859-14-75dpi-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-syriac-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-iso8859-2-75dpi-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-xnest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-twm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-cyrillic-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-libs-data, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-100dpi-fonts, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-base-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-iso8859-2-100dpi-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-iso8859-15-75dpi-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-xauth, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-sdk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-75dpi-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-iso8859-15-100dpi-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-mesa-libglu, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-font-utils, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-iso8859-9-100dpi-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-iso8859-9-75dpi-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-xdm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-mesa-libgl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-truetype-fonts, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xfree86-xfs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-6101, CVE-2006-6102, CVE-2006-6103

BID: 21968

RHSA: 2007:0002

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