Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libxfont (MDVSA-2014:013)

high Nessus Plugin ID 72081

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Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in libxfont :

Stack-based buffer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont 1.1 through 1.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a character name in a BDF font file (CVE-2013-6462).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected lib64xfont1, lib64xfont1-devel and / or lib64xfont1-static-devel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 72081

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-013.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 1/22/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xfont1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xfont1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xfont1-static-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/21/2014

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6462

MDVSA: 2014:013

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