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Oracle Linux 5 : Important: / xorg-x11-server (ELSA-2008-0031)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 67636

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2008-0031 advisory.

 [1.1.1-48.26.4.0.1]
 - Add Enterprise Linux detection

 [1.1.1-48.26.4]
 - cve-2007-5760.patch: XFree86-Misc Extension Invalid Array Index Vulnerability
 - cve-2007-5958.patch: Xorg / XFree86 file existence disclosure vulnerability
 - cve-2007-6427.patch: XInput Extension Memory Corruption Vulnerability
 - cve-2007-6428.patch: TOG-CUP Extension Memory Corruption Vulnerability
 - cve-2007-6429.patch: EVI and MIT-SHM Extension Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2008-0031.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 67636

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0031.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-6429

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-sdk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/18/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2008

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5760, CVE-2007-5958, CVE-2007-6427, CVE-2007-6428, CVE-2007-6429

BID: 27350, 27351, 27353, 27354, 27355, 27356

RHSA: 2008:0031