Debian DSA-2838-1 : libxfont - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 71850

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the processing of Glyph Bitmap Distribution fonts (BDF) could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the libxfont packages.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.4.1-4.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.4.5-3.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 71850

File Name: debian_DSA-2838.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/8/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, 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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2014

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6462

DSA: 2838

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