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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : libxfont (ELSA-2014-0018)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 71908

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2014-0018 advisory.

 [1.4.5-3]
 - cve-2013-6462.patch: sscanf overflow (bug 1049684)
 - sscanf-hardening.patch: Some other sscanf hardening fixes (1049684)

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

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

Solution

Update the affected libXfont and / or libXfont-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0018.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 71908

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-0018.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/12/2014

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: 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-2013-6462

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: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libxfont, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libxfont-devel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2014

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6462

BID: 64694

RHSA: 2014:0018