Debian DSA-2784-1 : xorg-server - use-after-free

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70548

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Synopsis

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

Description

Pedro Ribeiro discovered a use-after-free in the handling of ImageText requests in the Xorg Xserver, which could result in denial of service or privilege escalation.

Solution

Upgrade the xorg-server packages.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.7.7-17.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.12.4-6+deb7u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70548

File Name: debian_DSA-2784.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/23/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xorg-server

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4396

BID: 62892

DSA: 2784

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