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openSUSE Security Update : libXfont (openSUSE-2015-913)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87517

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for libXfont fixes the following issue :

 - A negative DWIDTH is legal. This was broken by the security fix for CVE-2015-1804. (boo#958383).

Solution

Update the affected libXfont packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=958383

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87517

File Name: openSUSE-2015-913.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/21/2015

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont1-debuginfo-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont-devel-32bit

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1804